Databricks · 2 days ago
Lead Specialist Solutions Architect - Built on Partners
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$229K/yr - $320K/yr
7+ years expDatabricks is a leading data and AI company that empowers organizations to leverage data for better decision-making. The Lead Specialist Solutions Architect will support strategic partners in building customer-facing products on the Databricks platform, focusing on solution architecture and technical enablement.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Partner Technical Leadership: Serve as the technical authority for prospective and current Built on strategic partners building products and solutions on Databricks
Well-Architected Framework: Develop and continuously optimize a framework of best practices and guidelines for building and operating reliable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective workloads on Databricks
Solution Architecture: Guide partners through solution design and integration, delivering architecture best practices for data engineering, data science, and AI workloads
Enablement & Workshops: Deliver technical enablement, training, and workshops to upskill partner technical teams on Databricks’ capabilities and advanced features
Proof of Concept Execution: Lead and support POCs and pilots, addressing technical challenges and highlighting the value of Databricks in the Built on partner solution context
Technical Escalation Management: Provide direct technical support as an escalation point for deployment, integration, and performance issues
Relationship Management: Build strong, trust-based relationships with partner engineering teams and collaborate closely with Databricks’ internal Product, Field Engineering, and Sales teams
Thought Leadership: Represent Databricks in strategic partner meetings and events. Advocate for the needs of Built on partners internally to influence the Databricks product roadmap
Best Practice Development: Develop and share reusable frameworks, guides, and reference architectures for partner enablement
Continuous Learning: Stay up-to-date with new data and AI trends, platform features, and industry best practices to ensure partners benefit from cutting-edge capabilities
Qualification
Required
Minimum 7 years' experience in field engineering, solution architecture, or partner-facing technical roles in the cloud, data, or AI/ML domains
Deep hands-on expertise with Databricks, Spark, and related data/AI platforms
Proven capability in designing and delivering large-scale data and AI architectures for partners or enterprise customers
Strong proficiency in cloud-native architectures (Azure, AWS, GCP), Python and/or Scala, and orchestration frameworks
Demonstrated experience managing technical relationships and projects in a partner ecosystem
Excellent communication, presentation, and consultative skills
Experience conducting technical workshops and enablement sessions
Ability to lead and resolve complex technical challenges in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Preferred
Experience with building or supporting ISV solutions, SaaS platforms, or integration ecosystems
Working knowledge of ML/AI frameworks, data governance, security, and compliance in cloud environments
Previous experience driving go-to-market initiatives with strategic partners
Open-source contributions or community engagement in data and AI technologies
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Company
Databricks
Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25.81BKey Investors
Counterpoint GlobalFranklin TempletonAndreessen Horowitz
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $4B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
2025-01-13Debt Financing· $5.25B
Leadership Team
Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
David Conte
Chief Financial Officer
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