Specialist Solutions Architect - AI/ML

Databricks·Central - United States; West Coast - United States·onsite
crypto:applicationengineeringIC4Field Engineering - FE Direct Regulated
Compensation
Not disclosed
FEQ427R382 As an AI/ML Specialist Solutions Architect (SSA), you will lead the AI/ML technical strategy for your customers — owning complex architecture discussions, driving platform adoption, and serving as a trusted advisor to customer technical leads and architects. You combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to position Databricks as the foundation of your customers’ data and AI strategy. You are developing a technical specialization (archetype) and are recognized within your team for depth in a specific domain. The Impact You Will Have: Own the end-to-end AI/ML technical strategy for your accounts, from discovery through production deployment and consumption growth Lead complex architecture discussions — designing scalable, production-grade solutions spanning AI/ML, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), tool calling and multi-agent orchestration, guardrails, AI evaluation, and observability systems Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customer architects, engineering leads, and Directors Drive technical wins in competitive scenarios by demonstrating Databricks’ differentiation through custom-built solutions Develop and declare an emerging technical specialization (archetype) — becoming a go-to resource for your team in that domain Orchestrate cross-functional resources (DSAs, SAs, Partners) to deliver comprehensive solutions for complex customer needs Influence product direction by providing structured feedback on customer requirements and competitive gaps What We Look For: 6+ years in solutions architecture, technical pre-sales, or a senior hands-on technical role in the following areas: ML Engineering: Building and maintaining cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) supporting production ML applications and drift monitoring AI Engineering: Working with LLMs and agentic systems, including vector databases, fine-tuning, AI guardrails, and frameworks like LangChain, Hugging Face, or OpenAI APIs Strong coding profic