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Databricks · 1 week ago

Staff Data & AI Technical Solutions Engineer

Databricks is the data and AI company, and they are seeking a Staff Data & AI Technical Solutions Engineer to drive and mentor others in producing Data & AI technical solutions for customer issues. The role involves deep expertise in Data & AI architectures and collaboration with various teams to deliver results, particularly during critical production downtimes.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
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Responsibilities

Be directly responsible for leading and driving technical solutions for a breadth of complex problems reported by Databricks customers, including escalated and critical scenarios
Deep Dive into code-level analysis and systems architecture of customer workloads to address issues related to Databricks products - including Spark core internals, Spark SQL, Delta, DLT, and Model Serving
Serve as a customer support advisor - be able to diffuse escalations during incidents directly with customer stakeholders, quickly find mitigations and solutions for advanced use cases, and be strategic at helping prevent future customer issues
Help make the Databricks products simpler to use and customer production environments more stable, such as by influencing Engineering and Backline Support teams to identify areas for product improvements
Be known as a deep technical expert and leader in the Databricks platform and productionizing systems, and mentor others in those areas to spread your knowledge

Qualification

Data pipelinesSparkSQL databasesBig Data technologiesCloud platformsCustomer supportCross-functional influenceTechnical leadership

Required

Minimum of 8 years of experience in designing, building, testing, and maintaining data pipelines
Relevant past Spark experience is mandatory
Expertise in SQL databases or data warehouses (such as Oracle, Teradata, SQL Server, MySQL) and ETL technologies (such as Informatica, DataStage, Talend, Fivetran)
5 years of hands-on experience in developing two or more Big Data technologies, such as Spark & Hadoop, Lakehouse architecture - such as Delta, Data Ingestion, Data Streaming applications, or ML/AI applications for industry use cases
Around 3 years of hands-on experience as a technical lead on a Data & AI Engineering team, serving as the go-to person to resolve critical issues
Proven ability to influence cross-functionally, such as with internal stakeholders or engineering teams
Technical degree or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field/experience

Preferred

Hands-on experience with public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees

Company

Databricks

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Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.

H1B Sponsorship

Databricks has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (385)
2024 (319)
2023 (227)
2022 (222)
2021 (166)
2020 (64)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$25.81B
Key Investors
Counterpoint GlobalFranklin TempletonAndreessen Horowitz
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $4B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
2025-01-13Debt Financing· $5.25B

Leadership Team

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Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
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David Conte
Chief Financial Officer
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