Databricks Sr. Solutions Architect at Databricks responsible for complex customer engagements and driving platform adoption. Lead architecture engagements and mentor junior SAs while influencing executive-level stakeholders.
Responsibilities
As a Sr. Solutions Architect, you are an expert-level technical leader responsible for the organization's most complex customer engagements. You drive consumption strategy, own executive-level relationships, and serve as the definitive technical authority for your accounts. You have declared your archetype—a recognized technical specialization that makes you a force multiplier across your team and region. You operate at the intersection of deep technical expertise, strategic account planning, and executive influence.
The Impact You Will Have
Drive the technical and consumption strategy for the organization's most complex customer engagements, directly influencing platform adoption and revenue growth.
Own senior-level technical relationships — serving as a trusted advisor on enterprise data and AI strategy
Lead the most complex architecture engagements: multi-workload platforms, enterprise-wide migrations, real-time systems, and AI/ML at scale
Operate as an Expert on the Databricks Platform with a declared archetype — actively mentoring others and driving horizontal impact across your team
Develop and execute competitive strategies for your customers, positioning Databricks against incumbent and emerging platforms
Orchestrate cross-functional teams (DSAs, SSAs, Partners, Product) to deliver enterprise-grade solutions
Coach and develop junior SAs (L3–L5) on technical depth, customer engagement, and use case prioritization
Contribute to Field Engineering thought leadership through customer-facing content, workshops, and community engagement
What We Look For
8+ years in solutions architecture, principal engineering, technical pre-sales leadership, or a senior customer-facing technical role
Qualification
8+ years in solutions architectureDatabricks certificationsPrior experience at DatabricksPublished thought leadership (blogsInterview ProcessPay Range Transparency$219
Required
8+ years in solutions architecture, principal engineering, or senior customer-facing technical role
Expert-level coding proficiency in Python and SQL
Deep expertise in enterprise data architecture and cloud-native platforms
Expert-level Databricks Platform knowledge or equivalent
Declared technical specialization with recognized depth
Proven track record of driving consumption growth and platform adoption
Executive presence with ability to influence senior stakeholders
Experience leading competitive displacements and complex enterprise evaluations
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or quantitative discipline
Preferred
Databricks certifications
Prior experience at Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, Google, Microsoft, or a top-tier data/AI company
Published thought leadership (blogs, conference talks, open source contributions)
Industry vertical expertise with executive-level domain credibility
Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.