Solutions Architect - Financial Services

Databricks; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 161,300 - 225,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Equity options

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Databricks is hiring a Solutions Architect based in Massachusetts to lead the growth of the Unified Analytics Platform. In this role, you will collaborate with sales and customers to demonstrate how Databricks can solve complex business problems through advanced data solutions.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in a customer-facing role, a strong grasp of big data and cloud technologies, and the ability to communicate effectively. Join Databricks to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a customer-facing pre-sales role, or consulting role.
• Experience designing and architecting distributed data systems.
• Comfortable programming in Python, SQL, Scala, Java, or R.
• Experience with big data technologies and financial services challenges.
• Experience building solutions with public cloud providers.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sales team to help customers understand Databricks solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for customer evaluation and adoption.
• Consult on data architecture and implement proof of concepts.
• Build and present reference architectures and how-tos.
• Promote open-source projects through community engagement.
• Travel to meet with customers.

Skills

Customer-facing experience in pre-sales

Big data technologies

Distributed data systems design

Programming in Python, SQL, Scala, Java, or R

Financial Services experience

Cloud providers experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Data engineering technologies familiarity

Data warehousing technologies experience

Education

Bachelor's or higher in engineering or mathematics

Tools

Apache Spark

Delta Lake

MLflow

Hadoop

Kafka

Job description

P-212

While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, other EST locations will be considered.

Mission

Solutions Architects at Databricks lead the growth of the Unified Analytics Platform. As a team, we have expertise in cloud platforms, data engineering, data analytics, and data science, machine learning, and generative AI. As a member of our team, you will exercise and grow your expertise in those areas, using open-source projects such as Apache Spark, Delta Lake and MLflow. This is a customer-facing role, where you work with customers, teammates, product team, post-sales teams and partners, to identify use cases, develop architectures and solutions using our platform, and guide customers through implementation, to achieve meaningful outcomes for their businesses. In that process, you will build relationships with customers, find and build champions, and become a trusted advisor. You will report to a Field Engineering Manager within the Financial Services team at Databricks.

The impact you will have

• Partner with the sales team to help customers understand how Databricks can help solve their business problems
• Provide technical leadership for customers to evaluate and adopt Databricks
• Consult on big data architecture, implement proof of concepts for strategic customer projects, data science and machine learning projects, and validate integrations with cloud services and other applications
• Build and present reference architectures, how-tos, and demonstrate applications for customers
• Become an expert in, and promote open-source projects (Apache Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow, and Koalas) across developer communities through meetups, conferences, and webinars
• Travel to meet with customers in your territory

What we look for

• 7+ years in a customer-facing pre-sales role, or consulting role – preferably working with big-data technologies to solve data engineering and big-data analytical challenges
• Experience designing and architecting distributed data systems
• Comfortable programming in, and debugging, at least one of: Python, SQL, Scala, Java, or R
• Experience working with Financial Services customers is a positive differentiator
• Experience building solutions with public cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with data engineering technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, Kafka)
• Experience with data warehousing technologies (e.g., SQL, OLTP/OLAP/DSS)
• Undergraduate degree or higher in an engineering or mathematics discipline such as Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, etc.

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

• Zone 1 Pay Range: $161,300 – $225,800 USD
• Zone 2 Pay Range: $161,300 – $225,800 USD
• Zone 3 Pay Range: $161,300 – $225,800 USD
• Zone 4 Pay Range: $161,300 – $225,800 USD

EEO Statement

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Compliance

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