Databricks
Solutions Architect - Communications, Media, Entertainment and Games
$180K–$248K
New Jersey +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 27, 2026
- Location
- New Jersey
San Francisco, California - Experience
- 6+ years in solutions architecture, data engineering, technical pre-sales, or a senior hands-on technical role.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Leads customer technical strategy and architecture for Databricks, driving production adoption of data, AI, and analytics solutions and advising customer technical leaders.
What you'll do
- Own account technical strategy from discovery through deployment and consumption growth; lead architecture discussions for scalable data, ML/AI, and real-time analytics solutions.
- Advise customer technical leaders, demonstrate Databricks in competitive situations, and coordinate internal and partner resources to deliver solutions.
- Develop a technical specialization and provide structured customer feedback to influence product direction.
What they ask for
- 6+ years in solutions architecture, data engineering, technical pre-sales, or a senior hands-on technical role.
- Strong Python and SQL coding proficiency, including live coding, debugging, and solution building.
- Expertise in distributed data systems architecture and production deployments on public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience).
Nice to have
- Databricks certifications (Data Engineer, ML, Platform).
- Experience with competitive platforms such as Snowflake, AWS native services, or Azure Synapse.
Pay
$180,000 — $247,500 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, SQL, Databricks Platform, AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Azure Synapse
AI focus
Design production-grade solutions spanning ML/AI and help position Databricks as the foundation of customers’ data and AI strategy.
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