Senior Solutions Engineer: Data Platform Architect & Demos

Databricks Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 152,000 - 209,000; 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 deep technical skill with strong customer-facing abilities to drive adoption and expand frontline relationships. You will collaborate with the Account Executive to develop technical strategies that grow platform usage within Digital Native customers, build reusable

Qualifications

• 4+ years in data engineering, solutions architecture, pre-sales, or hands-on consulting.
• Proficient in Python and SQL with production-quality coding and live coding.
• Experience designing data solutions on at least one public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Working knowledge of distributed data systems such as Spark, Delta Lake, or equivalents.
• Experience leading technical customer conversations—discovery, whiteboarding, reviews.
• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery and solution design for customer workloads across data engineering, analytics, and ML.
• Build and deliver proofs-of-concept and live demos on the Databricks Platform to win opportunities.
• Own frontline technical relationships with customer engineers and data teams.
• Develop account-level technical strategies with the Account Executive to grow platform usage.
• Articulate differentiation through hands-on demonstrations and contribute reusable assets.

Skills

Python

SQL

Customer engagement

Public cloud experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Databricks Platform

Unity Catalog

MLflow

Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines

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 deep technical skill with strong customer-facing abilities to drive adoption and expand frontline relationships. You will collaborate with the Account Executive to develop technical strategies that grow platform usage within Digital Native customers, build reusable