Solutions Architect (Pre-sales) - Benelux Strategic Accounts

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands; office-based with a hybrid schedule

Company

Databricks provides a unified Data and AI Platform for building and scaling data, analytics, and AI applications.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end technical strategy for Benelux strategic accounts, from discovery through production deployment and consumption growth.
• Lead architecture discussions and design scalable solutions across data engineering, ML/AI, real-time analytics, and cloud-native platforms.
• Advise customer architects, engineering leads, and directors on technical decisions and business value.
• Build custom solutions and demonstrations to differentiate Databricks in competitive scenarios.
• Develop a technical specialisation and coordinate Delivery, Specialist, and Partner Solution Architects.
• Provide structured customer and competitive feedback to influence product direction.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in solutions architecture, data engineering, technical pre-sales, or a senior hands-on technical role.
• Strong coding skills in Python and SQL, including live coding, debugging, and solution building.
• Deep expertise in distributed data systems, scalable pipelines, streaming architectures, lakehouse patterns, and cloud-native data platforms.
• Experience with Databricks or the ability to become proficient rapidly, with a developing specialisation in an area such as streaming, ML/AI, governance, or migrations.
• Experience leading architecture discussions with senior stakeholders and deploying production systems on AWS, Azure, or GCP, including infrastructure, security, and governance.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline, or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Experience in Oil & Gas or Manufacturing.
• Databricks certifications in Data Engineering, ML, or Platform.
• Experience with Snowflake, AWS native services, or Azure Synapse.
• Background in a data/AI company or cloud provider.

Culture & Benefits

• Initial 12-month fixed-term contract with the intention to extend after successful completion of the probation period.
• Comprehensive regional benefits and employee perks.
• Inclusive workplace with equal employment opportunity standards.