Databricks

Solutions Architect - Strategic High Tech

Databricks πŸ“ California, USA πŸ”€ Hybrid Posted Aug 19, 2026 via Databricks careers
full-time πŸ“‚ Technology & IT πŸ”€ Hybrid 🏭 Technology

✨ Job Highlights

  • β˜…Pay: $180,000 to $247,500 a year
  • β˜…Hybrid: California
  • β˜…Full-time role in technology & it
  • β˜…Education: Bachelor's degree
  • β˜…Apply directly on Databricks's careers site
  • β˜…Posted August 19, 2026

Full Job Description

Solutions Architect - Strategic High Tech job at Databricks in California

Databricks is hiring a Solutions Architect - Strategic High Tech in California. The position is full-time and hybrid, with some days on site and some from home. Databricks lists pay of $180,000 to $247,500 a year.

Databricks describes the job as follows.

While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered. #LI-REMOTE

As a Strategic Solutions Architect on the Digital Natives team, you will shape the future of the big data landscape of one of the largest global tech companies by working with the most sophisticated data engineering and data science teams.

Reporting to the Field Engineering Manager, you will collaborate with customer stakeholders, product teams, and the broader customer-facing team to develop architectures and solutions using our platform and APIs. You will guide one of our largest AI native customers through the competitive landscape, best practices, and implementation; and develop technical champions along the way.

The impact you will have

  • You will partner with the sales team and provide technical leadership to help customers understand how Databricks can help solve their business problems.
  • Consult on Big Data architectures, implement proof of concepts for strategic projects, spanning data engineering, data science and machine learning, and SQL analysis workflows. As well as validating integrations with cloud services, home grown tools, and other 3rd party applications
  • Collaborate with your fellow Solutions Architects, using your skills to support each other and our users
  • Become an expert in, promote, and recruit contributors for Databricks inspired open-source projects (Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow) across the developer community.
  • What we look for

  • 5+ years in a data engineering, data science, technical architecture, or similar pre-sales/consulting role
  • Experience building distributed data systems
  • Comfortable programming in, and debugging, Python and SQL
  • Have built solutions with public cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Expertise in one of the following:
  • Data Engineering technologies (Ex: Spark, Hadoop, Kafka)
  • Data Science and Machine Learning technologies (Ex: pandas, scikit-learn, pytorch, Tensorflow)
  • Available to travel to customers in your region
  • [Desired] Degree in a quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research)
  • Nice to have: Databricks Certification
  • NOTE: If your experience isn’t a perfect match for the job description, but you feel like you’re a good fit for the role, apply. We want to work with smart, passionate, people who are good at their job, and, a lot of times, those people have non-linear career paths.

    Pay Range Transparency

    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 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 $180,000 to $247,500 USD

    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

    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 click here.

    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.

    Compliance

    If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.

    Questions about this job

    What is the salary for the Solutions Architect - Strategic High Tech role at Databricks?

    Databricks advertises $180,000 to $247,500 a year for this role.

    Is the Solutions Architect - Strategic High Tech position remote?

    It is hybrid. You would work partly from home and partly from the office in California.

    What experience do I need for this Solutions Architect - Strategic High Tech job?

    The posting mentions a bachelor's degree or equivalent and skills such as Python, SQL, AWS and Azure. Read the full description above for the complete list.

    How do I apply for the Solutions Architect - Strategic High Tech job?

    Use the apply button on this page. It takes you to Databricks's own application form, so your CV goes directly to their hiring team.

    When was this job posted?

    Databricks published the role on August 19, 2026. We check the employer's job board every day and take this page down when the role closes, so if you can read it, the job was still listed at our last check.

    Source: Databricks careers page (databricks.com). Applications go straight to the employer. We check the listing daily and remove it once it closes.

    Required Skills

    Python SQL AWS Azure GCP Kafka Spark Machine Learning PyTorch TensorFlow

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    🏒 Company Databricks
    πŸ“ Location California, USA
    πŸ’Ό Job Type full-time
    🌐 Work Mode πŸ”€ Hybrid
    🏭 Industry Technology
    πŸ—“ Posted Date Aug 19, 2026
    πŸ”— Via Databricks careers
    πŸŽ“ Education Bachelor's degree
    πŸ“… Deadline Dec 16, 2034

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