Staff Partner Engineer, Azure
Databricks6 months ago
Base Salary
$150k - $206k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the Databricks-Azure product-to-cloud technical roadmap and serve as the primary interface between Databricks Product Management and Azure partner teams.
- Track cross-company dependencies and blockers, manage joint milestones, and maintain coordination and escalation rhythms.
- Drive technical integration initiatives between Databricks and Azure product teams from scoping through delivery.
- Create technical architecture artifacts, integration diagrams, and reference implementations for Azure and Databricks solutions.
- Provide technical guidance to field teams, Solution Architects, and Customer Success on Azure-Databricks integration patterns.
- Translate technical requirements and coordinate initiatives across Product Management, Engineering, Azure partner teams, and field organizations.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in cloud solution architecture, partner engineering, or technical program management.
- Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure services and architecture patterns.
- Proven experience managing strategic technical partnerships at VP/C-level and driving consensus across organizations.
- Hands-on ability to prototype integrations, debug complex issues, and validate technical feasibility.
- Experience with Python, SQL, infrastructure-as-code, and API integration patterns.
- Deep knowledge of the Databricks platform and Microsoft data and AI ecosystem.
- Excellent communication and influence skills across Product Management, Engineering, and external partner teams.
- Preferred experience in Partner Solutions Architect or Alliance Engineering roles at AWS, Azure, GCP, or major ISVs.
- Preferred background working at or with Microsoft, including knowledge of its field organization, partner programs, and decision-making processes.
- Preferred history of driving product-to-product integrations between major platforms.
- Preferred familiarity with Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex.
Benefits
- Comprehensive regional benefits and perks; eligibility for annual performance bonus and equity.
- Benefits details vary by region and are available at https://www.mybenefitsnow.com/databricks.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Databricks
Databricks builds a cloud-based data and AI platform centered on the lakehouse architecture, combining data engineering, analytics, and machine learning with Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow. It sells subscriptions and cloud services to enterprises that need to unify data pipelines and develop large-scale AI and analytics. Founded in 2013 by the creators of Apache Spark and headquartered in San Francisco, the company is privately held and serves organizations across many industries.