Joblaze summary

In the role of Partner Solutions Architect at Databricks, the individual will engage with consulting and system integrator partners to enhance their technical capabilities and drive customer success with the Databricks platform. Key skills include expertise in data engineering and data science, along with proficiency in programming languages such as SQL, Python, and Scala, as well as experience with cloud architectures. This position is ideal for someone with over five years of experience in pre-sales or consulting, particularly in a technical capacity. The role offers an opportunity to work within a dynamic team at a leading data and AI company.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 7, 2026. Last confirmed on Databricks's careers page October 30, 2026.

Quick facts

Is the Partner Solutions Architect role remote?: No — this is an on-site role in Tokyo, Japan.
How much experience is required?: At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Partner Solutions Architect role.
Where is the role based?: Databricks is hiring for this position in Tokyo, Japan.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Apache Spark, Azure, Delta Lake, GCP, Hadoop.
What seniority level is this role?: Databricks targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Partner Solutions Architect role at Databricks.

From the original posting

Req #: P-1372
Location: Tokyo, Japan

As a Partner Solutions Architect you will work with Databricks' Consulting and System Integrator (C&SI) partners, teammates, and with the technical and sales team members who work directly with our customers. You will develop 'technical champions' within our top C&SI Partners, providing enablement on technical matters related to the Databricks product. Working with our partners, you will help our customers to achieve tangible data-driven outcomes through the use of our Databricks Data + AI Platform, helping data teams complete projects and integrate our platform into their enterprise Ecosystem. As a member of our team, you will exercise and develop expertise in those areas, using open-source projects such as Apache Spark™, MLflow, and Delta Lake; and major public cloud infrastructure and services. the product. You will use this expertise to become a trusted advisor to C&SI partners. You will report to the AVP, FDE.

The impact you will have:

Provide partners with the level of enablement they need to assist their clients in evaluating and adopting Databricks including hands-on Apache Spark™ programming and integration with the wider cloud ecosystem
Engage with the partner technical community by leading workshops, seminars, and meet-ups
You will be a Big Data Analytics expert on aspects of architecture and design and will share this with our partner network
Show expertise by producing creative technical solutions and blog post

What we look for:

5+ years of pre-sales or post-sales experience working with external clients or partners across a variety of industry markets
Understanding of customer-facing pre-sales or consulting role with a core strength in either data engineering or data science
Experience demonstrating technical concepts, including presenting and whiteboarding
Experience designing and implementing architectures within public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP)
Coding experience in SQL / Python / Scala / Java
Expertise in at least one of the following:
- Data Engineering technologies (Ex: Apache Spark™, Hadoop, Kafka)
- Data Warehousing (Ex: SQL, OLTP/OLAP/DSS)
- Data Science and Machine Learning technologies (Ex: pandas, scikit-learn, HPO)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience through work experience
Full professional proficiency in Japanese is mandatory; business-level English proficiency is preferred.

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