Senior Solutions Engineer

About the Job
At Databricks, our culture of proactiveness and a customer-centric mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We aim to inspire our customers to make informed decisions that push their business forward by creating a unified platform that makes data science and analytics accessible to everyone. In this role, you will play a crucial part in our mission by using your technical expertise to demonstrate how our Data and Intelligence Platform can help customers solve their complex data challenges. You will work with a collaborative, customer-focused team that values innovation and creativity, creating customized solutions to guide our customers' businesses forward.

The Impact You Will Have

• Form successful relationships with clients throughout your assigned territory, collaborating with Account Executives and Solutions Architects to provide technical and business value.
• Generate excitement among clients about Databricks through hands-on evaluation, integrating with the broader cloud ecosystem and third-party applications.
• Contribute to building the Databricks technical community by engaging in workshops, seminars, and meet-ups.
• Serve as a Big Data Analytics advisor regarding architecture and design.
• Support customers by authoring reference architectures, how-tos, and demo applications.
• Develop your technical and pre-sales skills with the goal of becoming an independently operating Solutions Architect.

What We Look For

• Familiarity with client interactions, creating narratives, addressing customer questions, aligning agendas, and achieving tangible outcomes.
• A passion for delivering technical propositions and identifying customers' pain points while conveying essential areas of business value.
• Knowledge in a core Big Data Analytics domain with exposure to advanced Data Engineering and/or Data Science use cases.
• Experience with solution architecture and expertise in at least one major public cloud platform.
• Proficiency in a core programming language such as Python, Java, or Scala.
• A foundational understanding of Apache Spark™ architecture is preferred; hands-on skills will benefit the role.

Notes on Mandatory Requirements

• The role's location must be in Riyadh (or within a commutable distance for a hybrid schedule).
• Flexibility to travel (up to 20-30% as required for customer meetings, events, and training).
• Business proficiency in both Arabic and English is required; fluency in additional regional languages may be advantageous.