Strategic Solutions Architect — Data & AI Platform Growth

Databricks; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to position Databricks as the foundation of your customers’ data and AI strategy, develop an emerging technical specialization, and coordinate cross-functional resources to deliver complex solutions.

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 — 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 with 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.

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

Python

SQL

Live coding

Data architecture

Cloud experience

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Databricks Platform

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

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

You will combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to position Databricks as the foundation of your customers’ data and AI strategy, develop an emerging technical specialization, and coordinate cross-functional resources to deliver complex solutions.