Databricks
Sr. Solutions Engineer - Digital Native Business (Strategic Accounts)
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
United States only
Employer listed it 2 days ago · Added 2 days ago
First listed 2 days ago.
Salary
$152,300 to $209,450
Location
United States only
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Sales
Stated by the employer in the job description
Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in United States. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Remote - California; Remote - Colorado; Remote - Oregon; Remote - Washington, San Francisco, California"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Residency required in United States
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
The Role
As a Sr. Solutions Engineer, you will 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 within Digital Native customers.
The Impact You Will Have
Independently lead technical discovery and solution design for customer workloads spanning data engineering, analytics, and machine learning
Build and deliver compelling proofs-of-concept and live demos on the Databricks Platform that drive technical wins
Own frontline 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
What We Look For
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, or equivalent (Hadoop, Kafka, Flink)
Experience leading technical customer conversations — discovery, whiteboarding, architecture reviews
Familiarity with one or more: data engineering (ETL/ELT, medallion architecture, streaming), data science/ML (model training, MLOps), or SQL analytics
Strong presentation and demo skills — you will build and present a live solution during the interview
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience)
Nice to Have:
Databricks certification or experience with the Databricks Platform
Experience with Unity Catalog, Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines, or MLflow
Background at a data/AI company, cloud provider, or technical consulting firm
Interview Process: Recruiter Screen → Hiring Manager Screen → Design and Architecture Interview → Live Coding Assessment → Build, Demo, Pitch! Presentation → Reference Check
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Requirements
The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.
Benefits
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How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Databricks, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 3d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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