Databricks
Solutions Architect - Communications, Media, Entertainment and Games
$180K–$248K
Remote - Colorado · Remote · Full-time · Posted Jul 27, 2026
- 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 for Databricks, designing and demonstrating data and AI architectures from discovery through production deployment and adoption.
What you'll do
- Own account technical strategy and lead architecture discussions for scalable data, ML/AI, and real-time analytics solutions.
- Advise customer technical leaders, demonstrate Databricks in competitive situations, and drive adoption and consumption growth.
- Coordinate internal and partner resources, develop a technical specialization, and provide customer feedback to influence product direction.
What they ask for
- Strong coding proficiency in Python and SQL, including live coding, debugging, and solution building.
- Expertise in distributed data systems, including scalable pipelines, streaming architectures, lakehouse patterns, and cloud-native data platforms.
- Experience deploying production solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP, including infrastructure, security, and governance considerations.
- 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 (salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles)
Tools
Python, SQL, Databricks Platform, AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Azure Synapse
AI focus
Designs solutions spanning ML/AI and positions Databricks as the foundation of customers’ data and AI strategy; a specialization may include ML/AI.
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