Solutions Architect – Communications, Media, Entertainment and Games

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the complete technical strategy for accounts, spanning from initial discovery to production deployment and subsequent growth in usage.

• Facilitate intricate architectural conversations and design robust, production-ready solutions across data engineering, ML/AI, and real-time analytics.

• Act as a reliable technical consultant to customer architects, engineering leads, and Directors.

• Achieve technical victories in competitive environments by creating tailored solutions that highlight Databricks’ unique advantages.

• Establish and announce a developing technical specialization, becoming a primary resource for the team.

• Coordinate with DSAs, SSAs, and Partners to provide comprehensive solutions that address complex customer requirements.

• Shape product direction through organized feedback on customer needs and competitive deficiencies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 6 years of experience in solutions architecture, data engineering, technical pre-sales, or a senior hands-on technical position.

• Strong coding skills in Python and SQL, which include live coding, debugging, and building solutions.

• Profound knowledge in distributed data systems architecture, scalable pipelines, streaming architectures, lakehouse patterns, and cloud-native data platforms.

• Familiarity with the Databricks Platform or a demonstrated capacity to quickly gain proficiency.

• Developing expertise in a specific area, such as real-time/streaming, ML/AI, data governance, or migrations.

• Capability to lead architectural discussions with senior technical stakeholders, including whiteboarding, design reviews, and trade-off analyses.

• Experience in managing production deployments on AWS, Azure, or GCP, encompassing infrastructure, security, and governance considerations.

• Proven history of driving platform adoption and increasing consumption within accounts.

• Exceptional communication skills for articulating complex architectures into business value for both technical and executive audiences.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative field, or equivalent professional experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

• Equity.

• A comprehensive array of benefits and perks, with specific regional details provided by Databricks.