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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Solutions Engineer - Games - **Company:** Databricks - **Location:** Southwest, PA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $152,300.0 - $209,450.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Software Debugging, Distributed Data Store, Apache Hadoop, Data Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, SQL Databases, Apache Spark, Data Lakes, Information Technology, Apache Flink, Production Code, Apache Kafka, Machine Learning Operations, Databricks - **Published:** September 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f26bdcd885bb50ab ## About the Role * 4+ years in data engineering, solutions architecture, technical pre-sales, or a hands-on consulting role * Proficient in Python and SQL with demonstrated ability to debug, optimize, and write production-quality code - live coding is a required interview stage * Hands-on experience designing and implementing data solutions on at least one public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) * Working knowledge of distributed data systems: Apache Spark , Delta Lake, or equivalent (Hadoop, Kafka, Flink) * Experience leading technical customer conversations - discovery, whiteboarding, architecture reviews * Familiarity with one or more: data engineering (ETL/ELT, medallion architecture, streaming), data science/ML (model training, MLOps), or SQL analytics * Strong presentation and demo skills - you will build and present a live solution during the interview * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience) Nice to Have: * Databricks certification or experience with the Databricks Platform * Experience with Unity Catalog, Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines, or MLflow * Background at a data/AI company, cloud provider, or technical consulting firm ## Description While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered. At Databricks, our core principles are at the heart of everything we do; creating a culture of proactiveness and a customer-centric mindset guides us to create a unified platform that makes data science and analytics accessible to everyone. We aim to inspire our customers to make informed decisions that push their business forward. We provide a user-friendly and intuitive platform that makes it easy to turn insights into action and fosters a culture of creativity, experimentation, and continuous improvement. You will be an essential part of this mission, using your technical expertise to demonstrate how our Data Intelligence Platform can help customers solve their complex data challenges. You'll work with a collaborative, customer-focused team that values innovation and creativity, using your skills to create customized solutions to help our customers achieve their goals and guide their businesses forward. Join us in our quest to change how people work with data and make a better world! As a Sr. Solutions Engineer, you will independently lead technical engagements for customers, owning discovery, solution design, and platform demonstrations. You are a builder who can code, architect, and present-combining technical depth with customer-facing skills to drive Databricks adoption. You will own frontline customer relationships and work with your Account Executive to develop technical strategies that expand platform usage. The Impact You Will Have * Independently lead technical discovery and solution design for customer workloads spanning data engineering, analytics, and machine learning * Build and deliver compelling proofs-of-concept and live demos on the Databricks Platform that drive technical wins * Own frontline technical relationships with customer engineers, data teams, and technical leads * Develop account-level technical strategies in partnership with your Account Executive to grow platform consumption * Navigate competitive landscapes by articulating Databricks differentiation through hands-on demonstrations * Contribute reusable technical assets (notebooks, solution accelerators, reference architectures) to the broader SA community ## Related Videos - [Empowering Retail Through Applied Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/976-empowering-retail-through-applied-machine-learning) - [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) - [How to Benchmark Your Apache Kafka](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/76-how-to-benchmark-your-apache-kafka) - [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) - [Enabling intelligent logistics automation: home-grown Industrial IoT platform at Austrian Post](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2018-enabling-intelligent-logistics-automation-home-grown-industrial-iot-platform-at-austrian-post) - [OLTP in the Lakehouse: Redefining Data for AI Workloads](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2038-oltp-in-the-lakehouse-redefining-data-for-ai-workloads) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [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) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know)