Senior Solutions Architect (Lakebase)

TL;DR

Senior Solutions Architect (Lakebase): Designing and delivering client-facing solutions for transactional data systems integrated into Big Data, Lakehouse, and AI ecosystems with an accent on OLTP product influence, tier-3 escalation in mission-critical environments, and driving product adoption through GTM engagements. Focus on architecting disaster recovery, high availability, backup and recovery, migrations, and translating field insights into strategic roadmap recommendations for Product and Engineering teams.

Company

Databricks is a data and AI company providing a Data Intelligence Platform used by organizations worldwide.

What you will do

• Collaborate with GTM leadership and account teams to design and execute engagement strategies across the assigned territory.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor and “champion” to build credibility and drive product adoption.
• Enable clients at scale through workshops and customer-facing collateral (presentations, demos, and technical assets).
• Influence the Lakebase product roadmap by translating field-derived, data-driven insights into recommendations for Product and Engineering.
• Serve as the tier-3 escalation point for the most complex technical challenges in mission-critical customer environments.

Requirements

• 10+ years of transactional database (OLTP) expertise across engineering, product development, administration, and pre-sales, with a track record of designing and delivering client-facing solutions.
• 6+ years in a customer-facing pre-sales or consulting role influencing technical executives and driving high-level data strategy and product adoption.
• Experience architecting solutions that integrate transactional data systems within broader Big Data, Lakehouse, and AI ecosystems.
• Infrastructure/platform administration expertise including disaster recovery, high availability, backup and recovery, scale-out methods, identity and security management, and migrations (vendor-to-vendor, on-prem to cloud).
• Proficiency in programming, debugging, and problem-solving using SQL and Python.
• Hands-on experience building solutions in major public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks tailored to employees’ regions.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion with equal employment opportunity standards.