About this role
Professionals who thrive on building technical capabilities through collaboration and client enablement will find a strong fit in this Tokyo-based role at Databricks. Working alongside Consulting and System Integrator partners, the team helps enterprise clients adopt the Databricks Data + AI Platform to achieve data-driven outcomes and integrate analytics tools into their existing ecosystem.
Daily responsibilities involve developing technical champions within top partner organizations, leading workshops and seminars, and utilizing open-source projects like Apache Spark, MLflow, and Delta Lake. Reporting to the AVP of FDE, the chosen architect acts as a trusted advisor, designing creative technical solutions and sharing architectural expertise across the partner network.
What you will do
- Collaborate with Consulting and System Integrator partners, internal teammates, and customer-facing sales teams to drive platform adoption.
- Deliver hands-on Apache Spark programming enablement and guide partners on integrating Databricks with the broader cloud ecosystem.
- Engage the partner technical community by organizing and leading workshops, seminars, and industry meet-ups.
- Serve as an authority on big data analytics architecture and design within the partner network.
- Design creative technical solutions and author blog posts that demonstrate practical platform applications.
What you need
- Bring at least five years of pre-sales or post-sales experience working with external clients or partners across diverse industry markets.
- Demonstrate a core strength in either data engineering or data science within a customer-facing consulting or pre-sales capacity.
- Showcase the ability to present, whiteboard, and demonstrate complex technical concepts effectively.
- Design and implement architectures utilizing public cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Write code proficiently in SQL, Python, Scala, or Java.
- Possess expertise in data engineering technologies, data warehousing, or data science and machine learning frameworks.
- Hold a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or possess equivalent practical experience.
- Demonstrate full professional proficiency in Japanese alongside business-level English proficiency.
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
Where is this position located?
This role is located in Tokyo, Japan, operating as part of the Databricks global network of offices.
What language proficiencies are required?
Full professional proficiency in Japanese is mandatory for the position, while business-level English proficiency is preferred.
Who does this role report to?
The Partner Solutions Architect reports directly to the AVP, FDE.