Databricks3 days ago

Sr. Solutions Engineer

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Responsibilities

  • 01Partner with an Account Executive and a Senior Solutions Architect to win new digital-native logos across your UK & Ireland territory, and own the technical win
  • 02Run hands-on evaluations and proofs-of-concept that get founders, CTOs, and lead engineers excited
  • 03Show the Data Intelligence Platform working against their real data and workloads
  • 04Meet technical buyers on their own ground across modern data engineering (Spark, Delta, streaming), machine learning, and Generative AI, and integrate cleanly with their existing cloud and open-source stack
  • 05Qualify quickly, prove value early, and land in a way that sets up expansion
  • 06Make the technical and commercial case against competing tools, including cloud data warehouses, open-source stacks, and hyperscaler services
  • 07Demonstrate our Builder Culture and our principle of 'show, not tell', supported by the latest AI tooling, to inspire customers
  • 08Contribute to Databricks' technical community by developing customer-facing collateral and joining workshops, hackathons, seminars, and meet-ups
  • 09Develop technically and in pre-sales, with the goal of operating independently as a Solutions Architect

Requirements

  • 01Hands-on experience in technical pre-sales, consultancy, or engineering, ideally with data-native or high-growth technology companies
  • 02Proficiency in a core programming language such as Python, SQL, Scala, or Java, and a willingness to learn (or existing knowledge of) Spark
  • 03Familiarity with a core data or AI domain: modern data engineering, streaming, machine learning, or Generative AI (e.g. RAG, fine-tuning, LLMOps)
  • 04Experience with the modern data stack and open-source data tooling, and with at least one major public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • 05Hands-on expertise in designing and delivering proofs-of-concept (PoCs)
  • 06Enthusiasm for building with AI-based development tooling such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Databricks Assistant / Genie
  • 07Proven ability to engage customers in a technical sales capacity: building a narrative, challenging assumptions, finding the real pain, and driving to a clear, tangible outcome
  • 08Comfort communicating both technical and business value to diverse audiences, from engineers to founders and executives
  • 09A customer-centric mindset with a passion for building client relationships and internal partnerships with account teams
  • 10Energized by a high-velocity, new-logo motion and comfortable with ambiguity rather than a fixed account set
  • 11Ability to commute to the London office regularly
  • 12Willingness and ability to travel approximately 20-30% of the time across UK&I for customer visits

What we offer

  • 01Role is based in the London office, with regular collaboration across the UK&I region
  • 02Willingness and ability to travel approximately 20-30% of the time across UK&I for customer visits
  • 03Comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees