Drimva

Databricks

Sr. Manager, Field Engineering

Chicago, Illinois +6 · Remote · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 20, 2026

Location
Chicago, Illinois
Connecticut
New Jersey
Remote - New York
Remote - Washington D.C.
San Francisco, California
Remote - Ohio
Experience
10+ years in the data space with a technical product.

About the job

Leads the Startups segment Solutions Architect team, partnering with Sales and customers to deliver technical solutions and support Databricks’ growth.

What you'll do

  • Hire, train, coach, and develop Solutions Architects while maintaining a strong candidate pipeline.
  • Guide customer engagements, including executive-level relationships, technical qualification, architecture discussions, and product demonstrations.
  • Partner across Sales and other teams to set go-to-market strategy, improve customer outcomes, and meet sales targets.

What they ask for

  • Proven experience building and leading technical pre-sales teams.
  • 10+ years of experience in the data space with a technical product.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with teams such as Sales, Product Management, Engineering, and Customer Success.
  • Ability to influence and review complex architectures and guide customers toward scalable solutions.

Tools

Databricks’ Data Intelligence Platform, data warehousing, big data, machine learning, generative AI

AI focus

Leads a team focused in part on generative AI and helps customers achieve success through Databricks’ Data Intelligence Platform.

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)