Pre-sales Senior Technical Solutions Engineer (Data and AI)

At Databricks, our core values are at the heart of everything we do; a culture of proactiveness and a customer‑centric mindset guide us to build a unified platform that makes data science and analytics accessible to everyone. We aim to inspire our customers to make informed decisions that push their business forward. We provide a user‑friendly and intuitive platform that makes it easy to turn insights into action and fosters a culture of creativity, experimentation, and continuous improvement.

You will be an essential part of this mission, using 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 that values innovation and creativity, using your skills to create customised solutions to help our customers achieve their goals and guide their businesses forward. Join us in our quest to change how people work with data and make a better world! You will be 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 third‑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 pre‑sales, 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.
• You will be working in the following vertical sectors: Real‑money Gaming, Sports, Entertainment, Media, Telco and/or Hospitality, Manufacturing, Energy and Industrials, Travel, Transport and Logistics, Financial Services and Insurance, Public Sector, Consumer Package Goods (CPG) / Retail.
• Any experience in Pre‑sales or post‑sales experience working with external clients.
• Familiarity with working with clients, creating a narrative, answering customer questions, aligning the agenda with important interests, and achieving tangible outcomes.
• Ability to independently deliver a technical proposition, identify customers' pain points and explain important areas for business value to develop a trusted advisor skillset.
• Code in a core programming language such as Python, Java, or Scala.
• Knowledgeable in a core Big Data Analytics domain with some exposure to advanced proofs‑of‑concept and an understanding of a major public cloud platform (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience diving deeper into solution architecture and design.
• The role requires travel to customer sites in the UK, travelling approx. 20‑30% of the time.

Nice to have: Databricks Certification

Benefits: At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region, please visit https://www.mybenefitsnow.com/databricks.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards.

Individuals looking for employment at Databricks 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.

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