Senior Solutions Architect — Data & AI Platform Strategy

Menlo Ventures; New Jersey; On-site; USD 180,000 - 248,000; 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 spanning data engineering, ML/AI, and real‑time analytics, and orchestrate cross‑functional resources to deliver complex customer outcomes.

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

• Own the end-to-end technical strategy for your accounts, from initial discovery through production deployment and consumption growth.
• Lead complex architecture discussions — designing 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 in competitive scenarios by demonstrating Databricks’ differentiation through custom-built solutions.
• Develop and declare an emerging technical specialization (archetype) — becoming a go-to resource for your team in that domain.
• Orchestrate cross-functional resources (DSAs, SSAs, Partners) to deliver comprehensive solutions for complex customer needs.
• Influence product direction by providing structured feedback on customer requirements and competitive gaps.

Skills

Solutions architecture

Python

SQL

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder communication

Data engineering

ML/AI

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline

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 spanning data engineering, ML/AI, and real‑time analytics, and orchestrate cross‑functional resources to deliver complex customer outcomes.