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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 42 days Databricks's roles stay open a median of 71 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Databricks's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Databricks
- high 804 stale, 25 reposted of 879 open
- Hiring momentum
- 1112 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-13
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Databricks's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Databricks.
About this role
As a Sr. Solutions Architect at Databricks, you will lead complex customer engagements, focusing on driving technical and consumption strategies that influence platform adoption and revenue growth. Your role involves owning senior-level technical relationships, mentoring junior architects, and orchestrating cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade solutions. You will also contribute to thought leadership through customer-facing content and workshops.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Databricks as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years in solutions architecture, principal engineering, technical pre-sales leadership, or a senior customer-facing technical role
- Expert-level coding proficiency in Python, SQL, and ideally Spark/PySpark
- Deep expertise in enterprise data architecture, including distributed systems at scale, streaming/real-time, lakehouse design patterns, and data governance frameworks
- Expert-level knowledge of the Databricks Platform or equivalent depth in competing platforms
- Declared technical specialization with recognized depth in areas like real-time architectures or ML/AI platforms
- Proven track record of driving consumption growth and platform adoption in large accounts
Nice to have
- Databricks certifications
- Prior experience at Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, Google, Microsoft, or a top-tier data/AI company
- Published thought leadership such as blogs, conference talks, or open source contributions
- Industry vertical expertise with executive-level domain credibility
Worth weighing
- No specific benefits listed in the posting
- Pay range provided but actual compensation may vary based on multiple factors
- Interview process includes a live coding assessment and a build/demo pitch, which may be challenging for some candidates
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Listed by Databricks on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-13. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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