Pre-sales Senior Technical Solutions Engineer (AI/ML - Digital Native Business) x2
Join Databricks as a Senior Technical Solutions Engineer to help clients leverage data and AI solutions in a collaborative environment.
Skills & Technologies
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Pre-sales Senior Technical Solutions Engineer at Databricks engages with clients to showcase the capabilities of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, addressing complex data challenges through hands-on evaluations and tailored solutions. The position requires a strong technical background in data science, machine learning, or data engineering, along with proficiency in programming languages like Python or Java. Ideal candidates are experienced in customer-facing roles and possess the ability to articulate technical propositions effectively. This position is part of a collaborative team focused on innovation and customer success.
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Quick facts
- Is the Pre-sales Senior Technical Solutions Engineer (AI/ML - Digital Native Business) x2 role remote?
- It's hybrid — Databricks expects some on-site time in London, United Kingdom.
- Where is the role based?
- Databricks is hiring for this position in London, United Kingdom.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Azure, Big Data, Data Engineering, Data Science, GCP.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Databricks targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Pre-sales Senior Technical Solutions Engineer (AI/ML - Digital Native Business) x2 role at Databricks.
From the original posting
Req ID: FEQ327R439 x 2 New roles
Recruiter: Dina Hussain
Location: London (or surrounding areas)
At Databricks, our core values are at the heart of everything we do; creating a culture of proactiveness and a customer-centric mindset guides us to create 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'll 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 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 ideally in Data Science / Generative AI / Machine Learning, but will also consider Data Warehousing or Data Engineering.
- You will be working in the following any of the following vertical sectors:
- Entertainment, Media, Telco and/or Hospitality.
- Financial Services and Insurance (FSI)
- Retail / CPG (Consumer Package Goods)
- 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 PySpark, 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
About Databricks
Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.
Benefits
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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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