Overview
Pre-sales Senior Solutions Engineer (Data and AI) at Databricks. Location: London (or surrounding areas). You will use your technical expertise to demonstrate how our Databricks Data Intelligence Platform can help customers solve their complex data challenges. You will work with a collaborative, customer-focused team to create customised solutions and guide customers toward their goals while driving innovation and continuous improvement.
Reporting to the Manager, Field Engineering.
The Impact You Will Have
* Form successful relationships with clients throughout your assigned territory to provide technical and business value in collaboration with an Account Executive and a Senior Solutions Architect.
* Gain excitement from clients about Databricks through hands-on evaluation and Spark programming, integrating with the wider cloud ecosystem and 3rd party applications.
* Contribute to building the Databricks technical community through engagement at workshops, seminars, and meet-ups.
* Become a Big Data Analytics advisor on aspects of architecture and design.
* Support your customers by authoring reference architectures, how-tos, and demo applications.
* Develop both technically and in the pre-sales aspect with the goal of becoming an independently operating Solutions Architect.
What We Look For
* Experience, technical customer-facing and with a background in Data Science / Generative AI / Machine Learning / Data Warehousing or Data Engineering.
* Experience in vertical sectors such as Real-money Gaming, Sports, Entertainment, Media, Telco and/or Hospitality; Manufacturing, Energy and Industrials; Travel, Transport and Logistics; Financial Services and Insurance (FSI); Public Sector; Retail / CPG.
* Any experience in Pre-sales or post-sales work with external clients.
* Ability to independently deliver a technical proposition, identify customer pain points and articulate business value to develop a trusted advisor skillset.
* Proficiency in a core programming language such as Python, Java, or Scala.
* Knowledge of a core Big Data Analytics domain with exposure to proofs-of-concept and understanding of a major public cloud platform (AWS, GCP, Azure).
* Experience diving deeper into solution architecture and design.
* Travel to customer sites in the UK is required (approximately 20-30%).
* Nice to have: Databricks Certification.
About Databricks
Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe. The company was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark, Delta Lake and MLflow.
Benefits
Databricks strives to provide comprehensive benefits and perks. For region-specific details, please visit the benefits page referenced in the job posting.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. Hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Applicants are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Compliance
If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within the Employer's discretion to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and the Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.
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