Lead Solutions Architect
DatabricksThis role leads complex enterprise accounts in the DACH market, managing technical pre-sales from initial conversations to production. Responsibilities include delivering pitches, building prototypes using AI, mentoring other Solutions Architects, and establishing technical presence through collateral and events. Requires substantial technical pre-sales experience, strong data landscape expertise, and hands-on coding in Python and SQL.
Location: Remote, Germany
The impact you will have
- Lead and manage complex enterprise accounts with custom requirements, from the first technical conversation through to production.
- Deliver compelling demos and pitches to budget holders and C-level stakeholders.
- Turn customer conversations into working prototypes fast, using AI-assisted development to build demos in hours rather than weeks.
- Mentor and develop Solutions Architects and Senior SAs together with Field Engineering leadership.
- Build Databricks' technical presence in the DACH market through customer-facing collateral, workshops, meetups, and conference talks.
- Develop and roll out best practices and repeatable processes across the region.
- Establish close working relationships with internal SMEs, product teams, and leadership.
What we look for
- Fluent German and business-level English. Both are used daily with customers and internally.
- Substantial experience in technical pre-sales, including complex customer interactions across the full sales lifecycle.
- Ability to drive technical and business conversations with C-level executives, orchestrate cross-functional teams, and influence outcomes toward long-term customer success.
- Strong track record in the data landscape, with deep expertise in at least one of data engineering or data science.
- Hands-on coding ability in Python and SQL.
- Daily, fluent use of AI tools in your own work. Coding assistants and agents are part of how you operate, not something you try out occasionally.
- Able to vibe-code a demo: assemble a credible, working prototype for a specific customer problem with AI assistance, and recognize where the output still needs your own judgment.
- Hands-on experience running complex proofs of concept on at least one major public cloud.
- Judgment to prioritize the right use cases and investments, and to navigate a competitive landscape.
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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