Senior Solutions Engineer - Benelux Geo

Databricks
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for technical leaders who architect and demonstrate data solutions, with experience in public cloud platforms and a preference for hands-on collaboration in the Benelux region.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3+ years in data engineering or solutions architecture who thrive in customer-facing roles
    — “Industry experience in data engineering, solutions architecture, technical pre-sales, or a hands-on consulting role (preference for 3+ years minimum)”
  • Individuals skilled in live coding and building platform demonstrations for enterprise clients
    — “Strong presentation and demo skills — you will build and present a live solution during the interview”
  • Professionals with a background in distributed data systems and cloud-native solutions
    — “Working knowledge of distributed data systems: Apache Spark™, Delta Lake, or equivalent (Hadoop, Kafka, Flink)”

Things to consider

  • Requires in-office presence in Amsterdam with a hybrid schedule, limiting remote flexibility
    — “This will be an office-based contract (Amsterdam), with a hybrid schedule”
  • Fixed-term contract with potential extension after probation, not a permanent role initially
    — “The offer contract will be set for an initial 12-month fixed term”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your experience in leading technical customer conversations and whiteboarding sessions
    — “Experience leading technical customer conversations — discovery, whiteboarding, architecture reviews”
  • Showcase your ability to deliver live demos and proofs-of-concept on Databricks Platform
    — “Build and deliver compelling proofs-of-concept and live demos on the Databricks Platform”
  • Highlight reusable technical assets like notebooks or solution accelerators you've created
    — “Contribute reusable technical assets (notebooks, solution accelerators, reference architectures)”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • leading technical discovery and solution design
  • building and delivering proofs-of-concept
  • owning frontline technical relationships
Typical background
background in data engineering or solutions architecture

Skills & requirements

Required

Solution DesignPlatform DemonstrationsTechnical Pre-salesData EngineeringPresentation Skills

Preferred

Genai Engineering

Stack & domain

PythonSQLApache SparkDelta LakeAWSAzureGCPPresentationCommunicationProblem-solvingData EngineeringAnalyticsMachine LearningGenai

About the role

Original posting from Databricks

Req ID: FEQ427R70

The Role

As a Senior Solutions Engineer in the Benelux Geo team, you will lead technical engagements for high-growth potential customers, owning discovery, solution design, and platform demonstrations. We are looking for a talented engineer/architect who is excited to expand strategic partnerships and grow Databricks footprint with these customers!

You are a builder who can code, architect, and present, combining technical depth with customer-facing skills to drive Databricks adoption. You will own frontline customer relationships and work with your Account Executive to develop technical strategies that expand platform usage.

The Impact You Will Have

Independently lead technical discovery and solution design for customer workloads spanning Data Engineering, Analytics, Machine Learning, and GenAI Engineering

Build and deliver compelling proofs-of-concept and live demos on the Databricks Platform that drive technical wins

Own frontline technical relationships with customer engineers, data teams, and technical leads

Develop account-level technical strategies in partnership with your Account Executive to grow platform consumption

Navigate competitive landscapes by articulating Databricks differentiation through hands-on demonstrations

Contribute reusable technical assets (notebooks, solution accelerators, reference architectures) to the broader SA community

What We Look For

Industry experience in data engineering, solutions architecture, technical pre-sales, or a hands-on consulting role (preference for 3+ years minimum)

Proficient in Python and SQL with demonstrated ability to debug, optimise, and write production-quality code — live/vibe coding is a required interview stage

Hands-on experience designing and implementing data solutions on at least one public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Working knowledge of distributed data systems: Apache Spark™, Delta Lake, or equivalent (Hadoop, Kafka, Flink)

Experience leading technical customer conversations — discovery, whiteboarding, architecture reviews

Familiarity with one or more: data engineering (ETL/ELT, medallion architecture, streaming), data science/ML (model training, MLOps), or SQL analytics

Strong presentation and demo skills — you will build and present a live solution during the interview

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Management, Data Science or a quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience)

Note: This will be an office-based contract (Amsterdam), with a hybrid schedule. The offer contract will be set for an initial 12-month fixed term, with the intention to extend upon successful completion of the probation period. 

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About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

Benefits

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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