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Skills Systems Architect

DatabricksUnited StatesField Engineering - Enablement
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Salary
$117,400 — $161,350 USD
Job type
Full-time
Posted
7 Oct 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

The Skills Systems Architect role at Databricks is a full-time position located in the United States that suits a builder with a background in technical learning, enablement, and AI-native tooling.

Role Overview

Databricks needs to track technical capability across large populations of employees, customers, and partners. Traditional role-based pathways cannot keep pace with fast-changing platforms and the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence. This builder position owns the systems that define, measure, and develop technical capability by tying roles, skills, content, and credentials into a single living model.

Key Responsibilities

Define skills taxonomies, capability models, and learning contexts that establish how skills are organized, their relationships, and how quickly they become outdated.
Establish observability and measurement through AI-informed live signals that track capability standing and drift rather than relying on monthly or quarterly indexes.
Track product releases, market shifts, and role evolution to anticipate future capability demands and surface emerging skills early.
Build software to maintain taxonomies and models, utilizing LLM-driven skill extraction, agentic pipelines, automated drift detection, and APIs.
Create reusable enterprise context that internal teams, products, and external systems can build upon beyond standard training assets.

Requirements

Background in technical training, learning, enablement, or product education within cloud, data, AI, or comparable product areas.
Practical experience in designing capability models, skills frameworks, modeling, measurement, and instrumentation systems.
Hands-on builder mindset with proficiency in Python and SQL, the capability to build applications using AI assistance, and experience wiring pipelines and tools independently.
Native understanding of AI tooling, agentic workflows, and evaluation methods to build and reason effectively.
Track record of driving strategy as an individual contributor through clear writing and analytical thinking.

Nice to Have

Familiarity with off-the-shelf skills-intelligence tooling and evaluating build versus buy options.
Experience instrumenting capability data across multiple distinct audiences.

Skills and Tools

Python
SQL
LLM-driven extraction tools
Agentic pipelines
APIs
Skills taxonomies and capability modeling software

Salary and Benefits

The expected base salary ranges by location tier are: Zone 1 at $117,400 to $161,350 USD, Zone 2 at $105,600 to $145,200 USD, Zone 3 at $99,800 to $137,150 USD, and Zone 4 at $93,900 to $129,150 USD. The total compensation package may also include eligibility for annual performance bonuses, equity, and comprehensive regional benefits.

About the Company

Databricks functions as the data and artificial intelligence company, serving over 20,000 organizations worldwide, including a large percentage of the Fortune 500. The enterprise provides a unified platform encompassing offerings like Lakehouse, Unity Catalog, Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, and Lakeflow.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should review the full job details and apply on the official Databricks careers page.

Skills and tech stack

PythonSQLLLMAgentic workflowsAPIs

Questions candidates ask

What is the primary focus of the Skills Systems Architect?

The role focuses on building and maintaining living systems and models to define, measure, and develop technical capability across employee, customer, and partner populations at Databricks.

What technical skills are required for this position?

Candidates must have a builder mindset with proficiency in Python and SQL, experience wiring up pipelines and standalone tooling, and a strong understanding of AI-native tooling and agentic workflows.

What is the salary range for the Skills Systems Architect role?

Base salaries vary by location zone, ranging from $93,900 to $129,150 USD in Zone 4, up to $117,400 to $161,350 USD in Zone 1.

Where is the position located?

The job is located in the United States, and Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco.

What experience background is preferred?

Candidates need experience in technical training, enablement, learning, or product education within cloud, data, or AI product categories, alongside experience designing capability models and instrumentation systems.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Databricks careers page.

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