Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect - Data Engineering & Warehousing

We seek a seasoned technical leader for the Sr. Director of Field Engineering (Lakebase) position for North America. In this role, you will lead a leadership team managing technical field practitioners covering the end-to-end Databricks customer journey from Pre-Sales to Go-Live. Your teams will be accountable for driving the technical/business wins for the Databricks platform as well as accelerating the consumption of the Databricks platform, and driving workloads to production for all customers in your segment. Hiring, coaching, and motivating the team to success will be critical.  Req ID: FEQ327R205 The impact you will have: * You will report to the Americas Enterprise Field Engineering Leader and take full ownership and accountability for the global Lakebase Field Engineering organization scaling to over 50 SAs. * Tight alignment with Global Lakebase Sales leader to define and operationalize Lakebase GTM strategy coupled with resource prioritization and distribution. * Build a collaborative culture within a rapid-growth team. You will manage and mentor leaders and recruit talent focusing on inclusivity and resilience. * Rapidly scale the Field Engineering Lakebase team while maintaining an exceptionally high bar for talent and hiring at pace. * Drive a consistent, thorough management operating rhythm to review KPIs specific to a high-velocity database launch (developer adoption, production migration velocity, application launch timelines, and low-latency workload success). * Serve as a thought leader, consulting with strategic customer and partner contacts to position the strength of Databricks, the comprehensive solutions strategy, and build trust and credibility in the account. * Build Databricks' brand as a world-class operational database vendor with global GTM teams, positioning Lakebase as the definitive storage layer for modern data apps and AI agents. What we look for: * 10+ years of experience in building and scaling technical pre-sales and Customer Delivery teams. * Experience in scaling and mentoring field and technical teams, managing both in-person and remote working models. * Experience working with accounts - from Growth/Net New to Large and Complex accounts generating +$1M ARR. * Relevant high-growth enterprise software pre-sales success with senior-level tenure at a reputable software company, with experience in the database market. * Deep technical competence in operational databases (PostgreSQL/OLTP), application development paradigms, real-time data streaming, application APIs, and AI/ML state frameworks (like vector search extensions or agentic workflows), alongside a strong understanding of core Lakehouse architecture. * Experience instituting processes for technical field members to improve operational efficiency. * Organizational leadership, with an ability to attract, develop, and retain talent. * Ability to operate in a rapidly changing, ambiguous environment, while delivering results in the near term and building for durable, long-term growth. * As this is a global team, need to be open to a minimum travel expectation of 30%.   About Databricks Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. 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.

REQ ID - FEQ227R360 Location: Houston TX Mission We are looking for experienced pre-sales professionals who have a successful track record helping large enterprises become more data-driven. Working with the Enterprise Account Executive (AE), the Enterprise SA defines and directs the technical strategy for our largest and important Oil, Gas, and Energy accounts, leading to more widespread use of our products and wider and deeper adoption of ML & AI. You will lean upon your solid background in value selling, technical account management and technical leadership to maximize success in these accounts. While you work with a team that includes hands-on resources who will build proofs of concept and demonstrate Databricks' products, you need to be technical and must understand the relevance and application of ML & AI within a range of use cases important to the target accounts in the Oil, Gas, and Energy space. Outcomes * You work with multiple clients as the main technical voice for Databricks. * You lead your customers on a transformational journey, helping them to evaluate and adopt Databricks as part of their strategy * You implement the technical strategy in the account, in close understanding of the strategy. * You build a movement of technical champions within the account. * You align technical strategies around Databricks solutions. * You provide structured mentorship for other team members. * Gain the respect of your peers based on your experience, insight, and contributions. Competencies: * Proficiency at establishing virtual teams, and leading them to ultimate success within the account. * Experience working very large (> $1m ARR), global accounts. * Form relationships with executives and influencers. * Present a convincing point-of-view to important decision-makers that leads them down a path of success. * Technical in big data, data science and cloud. * An ability in data-driven business transformation, and driving change with data. * Production programming experience in Python, R, Scala or Java * Nice to have: Databricks Certification   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.   Zone 3 Pay Range $219,100—$301,300 USD About Databricks Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. 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.