Solutions Architect (Pre-sales)

Databricks

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• Serve as a technical pre-sales Solutions Architect for the Benelux region, demonstrating Databricks' Data Intelligence Platform to customers and becoming their trusted advisor on data and AI solutions. • Required experience includes customer-facing pre-sales roles, complex sales cycle management, use case discovery, and ability to design cloud-based Big Data architectures for data warehousing and engineering. • Build thought leadership by creating reference architectures, demo applications, and leading workshops/seminars to drive platform adoption and community engagement in your region. • Must have hands-on expertise in cloud platform Big Data architecture design, strong coding skills (Python, SQL), and willingness to learn Apache Spark; Data Science and ML experience is advantageous. • Work with a collaborative, customer-focused team in a role that values innovation, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping customers solve complex data challenges.

At Databricks, our core principles 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.

As a Solutions Architect in the Benelux Field Engineering team, you will be an essential part of this mission, using your technical expertise to demonstrate how our Data Intelligence Platform can help customers solve their complex data challenges. You'll work with a collaborative, customer-focused team who 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!

The impact you will have:

Create impactful and successful relationships with customer accounts in your assigned territory / industry sector for the Benelux region, providing technical and business value to Databricks customers in collaboration with the extended team.
Become the trusted advisor of your customer on the Data and AI landscape by successfully driving and delivering the adoption of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.
Scale best practices in your field by authoring reference architectures, how-tos, and demo applications, and help build the Databricks community in your region by leading workshops, seminars, and meet-ups.
Grow your knowledge and expertise to the level of a technical and/or industry specialist.

What we look for: (Note - you do not need to fulfil every single requirement to be a strong candidate. We are interested in your curiosity and willingness to learn. If you are excited about this role and have relevant/transferable experience, we encourage you to apply!)

Experienced in customer interactions in a technical pre-sales capacity and adept at managing complex sales lifecycles. Adept skillset in use case discovery, scoping, and delivering complex solution architecture designs to multiple audiences, requiring an ability to switch context and/or levels of technical depth.
Ability to provide technical solutions for specialised customer needs, navigate a competitive landscape and effectively develop relationships to achieve long-term customer success.
Hands-on expertise with complex Big Data architecture design for public cloud platform(s) solutions, focusing on use cases in Data Warehousing and Data Engineering architecture and implementation. Data Science and Machine Learning skills will be advantageous.
Prior experience with coding in a core programming language (i.e., Python, SQL etc.) and willingness to learn Apache Spark™. We will also be looking to assess your skills with AI-assisted coding and tooling.
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Databricks, AWS, Microsoft, GCP, or other relevant platforms) and certifications will be advantageous.

Notes on the role:

This will be an office-based contract (Amsterdam), with a hybrid schedule.
An initial 12-month fixed-term contract is to be offered, with the expectation of extending/converting to FTE upon successful completion of the probation period.

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About Databricks

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. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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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Company:
Databricks
Location:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Job Type:
Contract
Experience Level:
Senior
Source:
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Status:
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