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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Solutions Engineer - **Company:** Databricks, Inc. - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £65,901.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, Computer Programming, Information Engineering, Data Warehousing, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Data Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Open Source Technology, Scala (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Apache Spark, Generative AI, Core Data, Machine Learning Operations, Databricks - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5852584064 ## About the Role * Hands-on experience in technical pre-sales, consultancy, or engineering, ideally with data-native or high-growth technology companies. * Proficiency in a core programming language such as Python, SQL, Scala, or Java, and a willingness to learn (or existing knowledge of) Spark. * Familiarity with a core data or AI domain: modern data engineering, streaming, machine learning, or Generative AI (e.g. RAG, fine-tuning, LLMOps). * Experience with the modern data stack and open-source data tooling, and with at least one major public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP). * Hands-on expertise in designing and delivering proofs-of-concept (PoCs). * Enthusiasm for building with AI-based development tooling such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Databricks Assistant / Genie. Pre-Sales & Customer-Facing Skills: * Proven ability to engage customers in a technical sales capacity: building a narrative, challenging assumptions, finding the real pain, and driving to a clear, tangible outcome. * Comfort communicating both technical and business value to diverse audiences, from engineers to founders and executives. * A customer-centric mindset with a passion for building client relationships and internal partnerships with account teams. * Energized by a high-velocity, new-logo motion and comfortable with ambiguity rather than a fixed account set. Logistics: * Ability to commute to the London office regularly. * Willingness and ability to travel approximately 20-30% of the time across UK&I for customer visits. Nice to Have: * Experience selling to or working at start-ups, scaleups, or ISVs. * Databricks or other relevant Cloud/Data certifications. ## Description * Partner with an Account Executive and a Senior Solutions Architect to win new digital-native logos across your UK & Ireland territory, and own the technical win. * Run hands-on evaluations and proofs-of-concept that get founders, CTOs, and lead engineers excited. Show the Data Intelligence Platform working against their real data and workloads, not slideware. * Meet technical buyers on their own ground across modern data engineering (Spark, Delta, streaming), machine learning, and Generative AI, and integrate cleanly with their existing cloud and open-source stack. * Move at start-up speed: qualify quickly, prove value early, and land in a way that sets up expansion. * Make the technical and commercial case against competing tools, including cloud data warehouses, open-source stacks, and hyperscaler services. * Demonstrate our Builder Culture and our principle of "show, not tell", supported by the latest AI tooling, to inspire customers on the art of the possible. * Contribute to Databricks' technical community by developing customer-facing collateral and joining workshops, hackathons, seminars, and meet-ups. * Develop technically and in pre-sales, with the goal of operating independently as a Solutions Architect. ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [Cutting LLM Costs Without Cutting Quality: How to Beat Proprietary LLMs with Fine-Tuned Open Source](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100151-cutting-llm-costs-without-cutting-quality-how-to-beat-proprietary-llms-with-fine-tuned-open-source) - [OLTP in the Lakehouse: Redefining Data for AI Workloads](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2038-oltp-in-the-lakehouse-redefining-data-for-ai-workloads) - [Building Multi-Tenant ASP.NET Core Applications: Best Practices and Real-World Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1552-building-multi-tenant-asp-net-core-applications-best-practices-and-real-world-solutions) - [Let's Get Aggregated: Custom UDAFs in Spark ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1649-let-s-get-aggregated-custom-udafs-in-spark) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Software Engineer Salary in The UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/231-software-engineer-salary-in-the-uk) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer)