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Staff Data & AI Technical Solutions Engineer

Databricks ·
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AI-Agency
B45 U55
📍 Plano, US 🌐 Remote/hybrid 💰 $102K–$181K Staff 8+ yrs
Apache SparkDelta LakeSpark SQLDLTAWSAzureGCP
TL;DR

Staff Data & AI Technical Solutions Engineer at Databricks supporting enterprise customers with complex data pipelines, Spark internals, and AI workflows. Requires 8+ years data engineering experience with Spark, mentoring others, and cross-functional collaboration on critical production issues.

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Job description

P-1398

Note: this is a hybrid role and requires ~3 days in the office in Plano, Tx.

Mission 

As a Staff Data & AI Technical Solutions Engineer, you will personally drive and mentor others in producing Data & AI technical solutions for any issues reported by customers - including deep diving into production data pipelines, AI workflows, streaming data ingestion, and more.  You have deep expertise in Data & AI architectures, having seen a broad set of use cases and successfully maintained complex production environments while adhering to SLA’s. You collaborate effectively with other teams, such as product engineering and customer account teams, to deliver results for customers, especially during critical production downtime situations. You provide customers with the guidance, knowledge, and expertise to build performant architectures and reliable services to achieve their strategic objectives using Databricks’ platform. Reporting to a TSE manager, you are a technical expert within a world-class global support engineering organization, recognized for your leadership, technical depth, and ability to troubleshoot even the most complex customer situations.

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U.S. Citizenship Requirement

In order to comply with the U.S. Government information security and federal contractor regulations, including Department of Defense Cloud Computing Security Requirements for Impact Level 6 Cloud Service Provider personnel, and facilitate compliance with other regulations such as FedRAMP High baseline, and requirements of certain federal contracts, this role is open to United States citizens on United States Soil only.

 

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles.  Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

 

Local Pay Range
$102,400$181,200 USD

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 TwitterLinkedIn 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.

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.

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