Databricks · 20 hours ago
Sr. Manager, Field Engineering
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$192K/yr - $264K/yr
7+ years expDatabricks is a leading data and AI company that empowers organizations to leverage data for enhanced decision-making. The Sr. Manager, Field Engineering will lead a team of Solutions Architects to drive customer success and revenue growth through effective technical pre-sales and solution delivery in the enterprise segment.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataInformation TechnologyAnalyticsData IntegrationData ManagementData StorageMachine Learning
Responsibilities
You will hire, train, grow, and manage a team of Solutions Architects for a company in high-growth mode
Make your customers extremely successful with Databricks and provide outsized value to their businesses
You will maintain a robust hiring pipeline at all times
Establish relationships across the business to make your customers and team successful
Partner with sales leadership to hit sales and consumption targets and ensure customer success
Keep your team of SAs ahead of the technical curve. An SA adds value by maintaining advanced knowledge of the technology stack. You will make sure that your team is continuously learning and working to provide our customers with the most comprehensive solutions for their needs
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience building and leading technical pre-sales teams - hiring, onboarding, and enabling pre- and post-sales professionals
7+ years of experience in the data space with a technical product (i.e., data warehousing, big data, or machine learning)
A deep technical understanding of the impact that Data & AI can drive within various industry segments
Trusted advisor to technical executives who guide strategic data infrastructure decisions
Lead a team through best practices for technical qualification, proof of concepts, architecture discussions, and product demonstrations
Create a positive dynamic within the team and foster a working relationship among Field Engineering, Sales, and other key internal partners
Experience working with teams across Sales, Product Management, Engineering, and Customer Success
Must be technical enough to earn the trust of Engineering talent and leadership at Databricks
Demonstrated architectural influence. Able to influence and review complex architectures, guiding your team and customers towards ideal solutions - that scale
Demonstrated experience hiring and enabling top talent in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
Benefits
Eligibility for annual performance bonus
Equity
Comprehensive benefits and perks
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
$27.25BKey Investors
JP Morgan ChaseFidelity,Insight Partners,J.P. Morgan Asset ManagementAndreessen Horowitz,Insight Partners,MGX,Thrive Capital,WCM Investment Management
2026-02-09Debt Financing· $2B
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $5B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
Leadership Team
Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
Ion Stoica
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
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