Senior Data Platform Solutions Architect

Ativesite; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Solutions Engineer to independently lead technical engagements for customers, owning discovery, solution design, and platform demonstrations.

You are a builder who can code, architect, and present—combining technical depth with customer-facing skills to drive Databricks adoption. You will own frontline customer relationships and work with your Account Executive to develop technical strategies that expand platform usage, while delivering hands-on demos and reusable

Qualifications

• 4+ years in data engineering, solutions architecture, technical pre‑sales, or a hands‑on consulting role.
• Proficient in Python and SQL with demonstrated ability to debug, optimize, and write production‑quality code — live coding is a required interview stage
• Hands‑on experience designing and implementing data solutions on at least one public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Working knowledge of distributed data systems: Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Hadoop, Kafka, Flink
• Experience leading technical customer conversations — discovery, whiteboarding, architecture reviews
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Strong presentation and demo skills — you will build and present a live solution during the interview

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery and solution design for customer workloads.
• Build and deliver compelling proofs-of-concept and live demos on the Databricks Platform that drive technical wins.
• Own frontend technical relationships with customer engineers, data teams, and technical leads.
• Develop account-level technical strategies in partnership with your Account Executive to grow platform consumption.
• Navigate competitive landscapes by articulating Databricks differentiation through hands‑on demonstrations.
• Contribute reusable technical assets (notebooks, solution accelerators, reference architectures) to the broader SA community

Skills

Data engineering

Solutions architecture

Technical pre-sales

Live coding

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Python

SQL

Apache Spark

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Solutions Engineer to independently lead technical engagements for customers, owning discovery, solution design, and platform demonstrations.

You are a builder who can code, architect, and present—combining technical depth with customer-facing skills to drive Databricks adoption. You will own frontline customer relationships and work with your Account Executive to develop technical strategies that expand platform usage, while delivering hands-on demos and reusable