Senior Solutions Architect - Data & AI Platform

Databricks; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead the technical strategy for customers—owning architecture discussions, driving platform adoption, and serving as a trusted advisor to customer technical leads and architects.

You will design scalable, production-grade solutions across data engineering, ML/AI, and real-time analytics, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to influence product direction and address customer requirements.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in solutions architecture, data engineering, technical pre-sales, or a senior hands‑on technical role.
• Strong coding proficiency in Python and SQL — you must demonstrate live coding, debugging, and solution‑building skills.
• Deep expertise in distributed data systems architecture: designing scalable pipelines, streaming architectures, lakehouse patterns, and cloud‑native data platforms.
• Proficient on the Databricks Platform (or demonstrated ability to achieve proficiency rapidly) with a developing technical specialization in one area (e.g., real‑time/streaming, ML/AI, data governance, migrations)
• Proven ability to lead architecture discussions with senior technical stakeholders — whiteboarding, design reviews, and trade‑off analysis
• Experience with production deployments on public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including infrastructure, security, and governance considerations
• Track record of driving platform adoption and consumption growth within accounts
• Excellent communication skills — able to translate complex architectures into business value for both technical and executive audiences
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience)

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical strategy for accounts from discovery through production deployment and growth.
• Design scalable, production-grade solutions spanning data engineering, ML/AI, and real-time analytics.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customer architects, engineering leads, and Directors.
• Drive technical wins by demonstrating Databricks’ differentiation through custom-built solutions.
• Develop and declare an emerging technical specialization (archetype) for the team.
• Orchestrate cross-functional resources (DSAs, SSAs, Partners) to deliver complex solutions.
• Influence product direction by providing structured feedback on customer requirements and gaps

Skills

Python

SQL

Distributed data

Cloud platforms

Architecture leadership

Live coding

Databricks Platform

Education

Bachelor's or Master's

Tools

Databricks Platform

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead the technical strategy for customers—owning architecture discussions, driving platform adoption, and serving as a trusted advisor to customer technical leads and architects.

You will design scalable, production-grade solutions across data engineering, ML/AI, and real-time analytics, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to influence product direction and address customer requirements.