Solutions Engineer

Databricks • New York, NY

10h • Onsite

About The Position

At Databricks, our core values drive everything we do; a culture of proactiveness and a customer-first mindset fuels our mission to create a unified platform that makes data science and analytics accessible to all. This role is part of our programmatic effort to develop promising field engineers—offering a launchpad for the next generation of data leaders. We aim to build leaders who will empower our customers to make informed decisions that propel their businesses forward. With our Data Intelligence Platform, we make it easy to turn insights into action while encouraging creativity, experimentation, and continuous improvement. You’ll play a key role in this mission, building upon your emerging technical skills in the area of solutions engineering, learn how to apply them in the Databricks platform and show customers how to tackle real-world data challenges. Not just telling them what's possible, but building working prototypes and demos that prove it. You’ll join a collaborative, customer-obsessed team that thrives on innovation to help customers reach their goals. Come help us change how the world works with data—and shape your future while you're at it! This will be an in-office role and candidates must be based in our New York City (Midtown location) office. Relocation assistance will not be provided. Recent graduate?: We’d love for you to explore our current internship openings on our careers page and submit your application for our roles designed for new college graduates.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate has 2+ years of technical experience in a customer-facing solutions engineering role.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience through work experience
• Demonstrates a builder mindset: preference for hands-on prototyping and learning-by-doing, with comfort using AI-assisted development tools to move faster
• Hands-on experience with Python, Java, or Scala, and proficiency in SQL
• Experience with Big Data technologies (Ex: Spark, Hadoop, Kafka) and architectures is a plus
• Aptitude to interact with customers confidently and professionally
• Can meet expectations for technical training and role-specific outcomes within 6 months of hire

Responsibilities

• Form successful relationships with customers throughout your assigned territory, providing technical and business value to Databricks customers in collaboration with Account Executives.
• Operate as an expert in big data analytics to excite customers about Databricks. You will develop into a ‘champion’ and trusted advisor on multiple areas of architecture, design, and implementation to lead to the successful adoption of the Databricks Lakehouse platform.
• Adopt a builder-first approach: move quickly from customer problem to working prototype by writing code, building demos, and creating reusable assets that accelerate customer outcomes. Use AI tools to increase your productivity and drive innovation.
• Scale best practices in your field and support customers by authoring reference architectures, how-tos, 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.

Benefits

• Eligibility for annual performance bonus
• Equity
• Comprehensive benefits and perks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level