Pre-sales Senior Technical Solutions Engineer (Data and AI)
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Pre-sales Senior Technical Solutions Engineer (Data and AI)
Location
London, United Kingdom
Experience
Senior
Posted
Jul 14, 2026
Apply by
August 13, 2026
Applicants
0
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Job Description
Req ID - FEQ427R59
Location: London
Recruiter: Kanwal Matharu
At Databricks, our core values are at the heart of everything we do; a culture of proactiveness and a customer-centric mindset guide us to build 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 Databricks 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 customised 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!
You will be reporting to the Manager, Field Engineering.
The impact you will have:
- Form successful relationships with clients throughout your assigned territory to provide technical and business value in collaboration with an Account Executive and a Senior Solutions Architect.
- Gain excitement from clients about Databricks through hands-on evaluation and Spark programming, integrating with the wider cloud ecosystem and 3rd party applications.
- Contribute to building the Databricks technical community through engagement at workshops, seminars, and meet-ups.
- Become a Big Data Analytics advisor on aspects of architecture and design.
- Support your customers by authoring reference architectures, how-tos, and demo applications.
- Develop both technically and in pre-sales, with the goal of becoming an independently operating Solutions Architect.
What we look for:
- Experience, technical customer-facing and with a background in Data Science / Generative AI / Machine Learning / Data Warehousing or Data Engineering.
- You will be working in the following any of the following vertical sectors:
- Real-money Gaming, Sports, Entertainment, Media, Telco and/or Hospitality.
- Manufacturing, Energy, Utilities and Industrials
- Travel, Transport and Logistics
- Financial Services and Insurance
- Public Sector
- Consumer Package Goods (CPG) / Retail
- Any experience in Pre-sales or post-sales experience working with external clients
- Familiarity with working with clients, creating a narrative, answering customer questions, aligning the agenda with important interests, and achieving tangible outcomes.
- Ability to independently deliver a technical proposition, identify customers' pain points and explain important areas for business value to develop a trusted advisor skillset.
- Code in a core programming language such as Python, Java, or Scala.
- Knowledgeable in a core Big Data Analytics domain with some exposure to advanced proofs-of-concept and an understanding of a major public cloud platform (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Experience diving deeper into solution architecture and design.
- The role requires travel to customer sites in the UK. Travelling approx. 20-30% of the time
- Nice to have: Databricks Certification
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](https://twitter.com/databricks), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/databricks) and [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/databricksinc).
BenefitsAt 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](https://docs.google.com/document/d/154un3e8Xav4BceOSlcYFZRGEuQI54xMxVydRwQn54eQ/edit?usp=sharing).
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.
Key Responsibilities
- Form successful relationships with clients to provide technical and business value.
- Conduct hands-on evaluations and Spark programming to demonstrate Databricks capabilities.
- Contribute to building the technical community through workshops and seminars.
- Author reference architectures, how-tos, and demo applications.
- Develop technical and pre-sales skills to become an independently operating Solutions Architect.
Skills Required
PythonJavaScalaBig Data AnalyticsSparkAWSGCPAzureData ScienceGenerative AIMachine LearningData WarehousingData EngineeringSolution ArchitectureCustomer-facing communicationProblem solvingBusiness value alignmentIndependent deliveryTrusted advisor skillset
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and perks
- Diversity and inclusion commitment
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