Partner Solutions Architect
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Partner Solutions Architect at Databricks is a forward deployed data & ai platform role for engineers who want customer-facing technical work with real deployment ownership.
Reading this role
This Solutions / Sales Engineering role centers on technical discovery, demos, POCs, and helping buyers build internal consensus. Key signals from the listing: AWS, Azure, GCP, Python.
About Databricks
Databricks sells a unified data platform to enterprises. Forward deployed engineers help customers migrate workloads and prove value on live data. The role is anchored in Seoul, South Korea, so expect on-site customer work in that region.
Signals in the listing
Stand out for Partner Solutions Architect
- Lead your application with one paragraph tying Partner Solutions Architect to a specific customer or deployment you owned — Databricks hires for shipped outcomes, not tool lists.
- Bring a tight demo narrative: customer pain, live workflow, and measurable before/after — treat the interview like a compressed POC.
- Show how you qualify opportunities and say no to bad-fit pilots; Databricks values technical judgment in customer-facing roles.
- State clearance status clearly up front (active, expired, or eligible) and mention any prior NIPR/SIPR, IL5, or government cloud accreditation work — recruiters filter on this early.
- The posting mentions multiple languages — pick the one most relevant to this team and show production code, not tutorial exercises.
- This role is tied to Seoul, South Korea — mention willingness to work on-site with customers and any existing ties to that market (clients, partners, or domain knowledge).
Stand out at Databricks
- Demonstrate Spark/SQL fluency with a concrete example — Databricks will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
- Demonstrate enterprise stakeholder management with a concrete example — Databricks will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
- Strong candidates show they can whiteboard a lakehouse migration and then actually implement the first milestone.
- Read recent engineering blog posts, product launches, and customer stories on databricks.com — reference one explicitly in your outreach to show genuine interest.
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Role description
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As a Partner Solutions Architect, you will work with Databricks' Consulting and System Integrator (C&SI) partners, teammates, and with the technical and sales team members who work directly with our customers. You will develop 'technical champions' within our top C&SI Partners, providing enablement on technical matters related to the Databricks product. Working with our partners, you will help our customers to achieve tangible data-driven outcomes through the use of our Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, helping data teams complete projects and integrate our platform into their enterprise Ecosystem. As a member of our team, you will exercise and develop expertise in those areas, using open-source projects such as Apache Spark™, MLflow, and Delta Lake; and major public cloud infrastructure and services. You will use this expertise to become a trusted advisor to C&SI partners. You will report to the AVP, Professional Services of APJ.
The impact you will have:
Provide partners with the level of enablement they need to assist their clients in evaluating and adopting Databricks including hands-on Apache Spark™ programming and integration with the wider cloud ecosystem Engage with the partner technical community by leading workshops, seminars, and meet-ups You will be a Big Data Analytics expert on aspects of architecture and design and will share this with our partner network Show expertise by producing creative technical solutions and blog post
What we look for:
5+ years of pre-sales or post-sales experience working with external clients or partners across a variety of industry markets Understanding of customer-facing pre-sales or consulting role with a core strength in either data engineering or data science Experience demonstrating technical concepts, including presenting and whiteboarding Experience developing architectures within a public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Coding experience in SQL, Python, Scala, or Java
Expertise in at least one of the following:
Data Engineering technologies (Ex: Apache Spark™, Hadoop, Kafka)
Data Warehousing (Ex: SQL, OLTP/OLAP/DSS)
Data Science and Machine Learning technologies (Ex: pandas, scikit-learn, HPO) Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience through work experience Native-level fluency in Korean and professional working proficiency in English (both written and verbal)
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.
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