Databricks

Sr. Solutions Engineer - Digital Native Business (Strategic Accounts)

Databricks 📍 California, USA 🔀 Hybrid Posted Sep 18, 2026 via Databricks careers
full-time 📂 Technology & IT 🔀 Hybrid 🏭 Technology

✨ Job Highlights

  • ★Pay: $152,300 to $209,450 a year
  • ★Hybrid: California
  • ★Full-time role in technology & it
  • ★Education: Master's degree
  • ★Apply directly on Databricks's careers site
  • ★Posted September 18, 2026

Full Job Description

Sr. Solutions Engineer - Digital Native Business (Strategic Accounts) job at Databricks in California

There is a Sr. Solutions Engineer - Digital Native Business (Strategic Accounts) vacancy at Databricks, and the role is based in California. It is a hybrid full-time role, so plan on splitting your week between home and the office. The advertised pay is $152,300 to $209,450 a year.

Here is the role as Databricks describes it.

The Role

As a Sr. Solutions Engineer, you will independently lead technical engagements for customers, owning discovery, solution design, and platform demonstrations. You are a builder who can code, architect, and present-combining technical depth with customer-facing skills to drive Databricks adoption. You will own frontline customer relationships and work with your Account Executive to develop technical strategies that expand platform usage within Digital Native customers.

The Impact You Will Have

  • Independently lead technical discovery and solution design for customer workloads spanning data engineering, analytics, and machine learning
  • Build and deliver compelling proofs-of-concept and live demos on the Databricks Platform that drive technical wins
  • Own frontline technical relationships with customer engineers, data teams, and technical leads
  • Develop account-level technical strategies in partnership with your Account Executive to grow platform consumption
  • Navigate competitive landscapes by articulating Databricks differentiation through hands-on demonstrations
  • Contribute reusable technical assets (notebooks, solution accelerators, reference architectures) to the broader SA community
  • What We Look For

  • 4+ years in data engineering, solutions architecture, technical pre-sales, or a hands-on consulting role
  • Proficient in Python and SQL with demonstrated ability to debug, optimize, and write production-quality code - live coding is a required interview stage
  • Hands-on experience designing and implementing data solutions on at least one public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Working knowledge of distributed data systems: Apache Spark™, Delta Lake, or equivalent (Hadoop, Kafka, Flink)
  • Experience leading technical customer conversations - discovery, whiteboarding, architecture reviews
  • Familiarity with one or more: data engineering (ETL/ELT, medallion architecture, streaming), data science/ML (model training, MLOps), or SQL analytics
  • Strong presentation and demo skills - you will build and present a live solution during the interview
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience)
  • Nice to Have

  • Databricks certification or experience with the Databricks Platform
  • Experience with Unity Catalog, Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines, or MLflow
  • Background at a data/AI company, cloud provider, or technical consulting firm
  • Interview Process: Recruiter Screen → Hiring Manager Screen → Design and Architecture Interview → Live Coding Assessment → Build, Demo, Pitch! Presentation → Reference Check

    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 $152,300 to $209,450 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.

    Common questions

    How much does this Sr. Solutions Engineer - Digital Native Business (Strategic Accounts) job pay?

    Databricks advertises $152,300 to $209,450 a year for this role.

    Is the Sr. Solutions Engineer - Digital Native Business (Strategic Accounts) position remote?

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

    What does Databricks look for in candidates?

    The posting mentions a master'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 Sr. Solutions Engineer - Digital Native Business (Strategic Accounts) 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.

    Is this job still open?

    Databricks published the role on September 18, 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

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    🏢 Company Databricks
    📍 Location California, USA
    💼 Job Type full-time
    🌐 Work Mode 🔀 Hybrid
    🏭 Industry Technology
    🗓 Posted Date Sep 18, 2026
    🎓 Education Master's degree
    📅 Deadline Dec 14, 2034

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