Databricks
Sr. Solutions Architect - Digital Native Business (Strategic Accounts)
$219K–$301K
Remote - California +2 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Location
- Remote - California
San Francisco, California
Remote - Texas - Experience
- 8+ years; experience may be in solutions architecture, principal engineering, technical pre-sales leadership, or a senior customer-facing technical role.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience); advanced degrees are valued.
About the job
Leads strategic customer engagements by shaping technical and consumption strategy, advising executives on data and AI, and driving complex Databricks platform adoption.
What you'll do
- Lead complex architecture engagements, including enterprise migrations, real-time systems, and AI/ML at scale.
- Own executive-level technical relationships and develop competitive strategies for customer accounts.
- Orchestrate cross-functional delivery, mentor junior solutions architects, and contribute customer-facing thought leadership.
What they ask for
- 8+ years in solutions architecture, principal engineering, technical pre-sales leadership, or a senior customer-facing technical role.
- Expert coding proficiency in Python and SQL; complete a live coding assessment and platform build during the interview.
- Deep enterprise data architecture expertise and expert-level Databricks Platform knowledge, or equivalent depth in competing platforms with demonstrated rapid learning ability.
- Proven record of driving consumption growth and adoption in large accounts, with executive influence and experience leading competitive displacements and complex evaluations.
Nice to have
- Databricks certifications.
- Prior experience at Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, Google, Microsoft, or a top-tier data/AI company.
Pay
$219,100 — $301,300 USD (salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles)
Tools
Python, SQL, Spark/PySpark, Databricks Platform
AI focus
Advises customers on enterprise data and AI strategy and leads architecture engagements involving AI/ML at scale.
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