Sr. Solutions Architect - Financial Services; Wealth and Asset Management

Mission

While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged to apply for this role, exceptionally well‑qualified candidates in other East Coast locations will also be considered. Solutions Architects at Databricks lead the growth of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. As a team, we have expertise in cloud platforms, data engineering, data analytics, and data science, machine learning, and AI. Using open source projects such as Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow, you will exercise and grow your expertise in those areas.

This is a customer‑facing role, where you will work with customers, teammates, the product team, post‑sales teams, and partners to identify use cases, develop architectures and solutions using our platform, and guide customers through implementation to achieve meaningful outcomes. In this process, you will build relationships with customers, identify and cultivate champions, and establish yourself as a trusted advisor. You will report to a Field Engineering Manager within the Financial Services team at Databricks.

• Partner with the sales team to help customers understand how Databricks can help solve their business problems.
• Provide technical leadership for customers to evaluate and adopt Databricks.
• Consult on big data architecture, execute proof of concepts for strategic customer projects, and validate integrations with cloud services and other 3rd‑party applications.
• Build and present reference architectures, how‑tos, and demonstrate applications for customers.
• Become an expert in, and promote, open source projects (Apache Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow, and Unity Catalog) across developer communities through meetups, conferences, and webinars.
• Travel to meet with customers in your territory.

• 10+ years in a customer‑facing pre‑sales role, or consulting role—preferably working with big‑data technologies to solve data engineering and big‑data analytical challenges.
• Experience designing and architecting distributed data systems.
• Comfortable programming in, and debugging, at least one of:
  Python, SQL, Scala, Java, or R.
• Experience working with global system integrators, consulting organizations, or financial services technology, or financial services data providers is a positive differentiator.
• Experience building solutions with public cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Data Engineering technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, Kafka).
• Experience with Data Warehousing technologies (e.g., SQL, OLTP/OLAP/DSS).
• Undergraduate degree or higher in an engineering or mathematics discipline such as Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, etc.

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on‑target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job‑related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location.

Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for an annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in, visit our page here.

Local Pay Range

$219,100 – $301,300 USD

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide—including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500—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, and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow.

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