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FEQ227R222 Field Engineering, AI/ML Product Specialist As the AI/ML Product Specialist, you will be defining our technical go to market strategy and driving o...
Field Engineering, AI/ML Product Specialist
As the AI/ML Product Specialist, you will be defining our technical go to market strategy and driving our AI/ML product adoption
in the Asia Pacific and Japan region.
You will be directly working with customers to guide and influence their data application architecture and decisions. You will be
expected to present, demo and pitch Databricks AI/ML product suite and you will be acting as a trusted advisor for senior
executives and your in-depth technical knowledge will ensure our customers are successful in leveraging Databricks to solve their
business problems.
You will be the technical expert to support our field engineering teams internally and you will be expected to help enable the
team to understand the key differentiators of our product against our competitors. You will partner with product managers to help
to define the product direction based on local knowledge and inform our product strategy with our go-to-market field teams. You
will not have any direct reports but will recruit and lead a group of specialists across the field dedicated to scale your
impact.
You will also be a thought leader externally to the market via speaking at conferences, online webinars, and blog posts. You will
meet with customers to communicate the vision and gather feedback.
You have expertise in designing and delivering cloud-based Data Visualisation and Analytics Solutions. You will bring your in
depth knowledge and experience of building production level data applications leveraging different technologies. You will excel in
creating and articulating a compelling value proposition for our customers and enabling Account Executives and Field Engineers to
operate effectively using best practices and assets that you own and develop.
have confidence in competing in the market
effort across GTM and R&D teams.
AutoGen / DSPy), eval methodology and foundational model markets (Claude, Llama, Mistral, OpenAI, open-source)
About Databricks
Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and
over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI.
Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse,
Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Benefits
At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific
details on the benefits offered in your region click here.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to
ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment
at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or
expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation,
socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Compliance
If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's
discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an
applicant on this basis alone.
Ippon Australia is a team of true technologists who leverage contemporary thinking and tools to enhance the way our clients drive value. Whether it’s a bespoke platform to improve employee engagement within a national retail chain, or developing an app that provides next level direct customer interaction; value is delivered to our clients when we begin by understanding the business outcomes they desire and then apply our technical expertise to make these a reality. We are expanding our market offering through the development of a Data & AI practice and are searching for passionate Data Engineers to join us. The Data practice complements our capabilities in Experience Design and Product, as well as Software Engineering and Cloud, further enhancing our ability to deliver comprehensive business outcomes to our clients. The Lead Data Engineering Consultant will embrace ambiguity whilst leading through active engagements with clients. You’ll work all the way from discovery to delivery and beyond to solve problems that are at the heart of some of our clients most burning issues. You’ll find the work challenging, the people stimulating and the environment friendly, welcoming and accepting. We’re a team of committed technologists here to do our best work, we’re quick to trust, easy to get along with and curators of elegant solutions. Roles & Responsibilities * Lead end-to-end delivery of scalable data platforms and data warehouse solutions * Design and implement robust data architectures using Snowflake, AWS, Azure, and/or Databricks * Provide hands-on technical leadership across projects, setting standards and guiding delivery teams * Build, optimise, and maintain data pipelines, models, and storage layers to ensure reliable data outcomes * Collaborate with data governance and reporting stakeholders to align solutions with broader data strategy * Support pre-sales activities by contributing to solution design, scoping, and client proposals * Work closely with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions * Translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights * Present solutions and progress confidently to both technical and non-technical audiences * Partner with project managers to ensure delivery is on track, within scope, and aligned to expectations Competencies we’re looking for * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience * Relevant Data Engineering certifications (e.g. Snowflake, Azure, Databricks) highly regarded * Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake in production environments * Proven experience designing and delivering modern cloud-based data platforms and data warehousing solutions * Advanced capability in data modelling, performance optimisation, security, and data sharing within Snowflake * Solid experience building and orchestrating ETL/ELT pipelines using tools such as Airflow, dbt, or similar * Demonstrated consulting experience—translating business requirements into scalable, pragmatic data solutions * Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders * Analytical and solution-oriented mindset with a focus on delivering outcomes * Adaptable and curious, with a genuine interest in evolving data engineering practices and technologies * Collaborative team player who works effectively across cross-functional teams * Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities * Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to team capability uplift * High attention to detail, with a strong focus on data quality, integrity, and reliability At Ippon, we see things differently both in terms of how we work with our clients and how we engage with our people. As we are a relatively small team, albeit part of a global consultancy, we are focussed on quality, not quantity, when it comes to both our clients and our people. From a client perspective, we work with a select group of enterprises that genuinely value the innovation and value that we deliver. From a people perspective we pay market leading salaries. But we also understand that professional fulfilment is not just about money. We actively support ongoing development in the form of training, attendance at conferences, etc, and we provide staff with the opportunity to contribute to the development and strategic direction of the business. Work life balance is key and we are a flexible organisation, offering 4 day a week option to support your personal and professional development. Ippon is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates and supports our diversity everyday.
FEQ327R156 Mission As a Sr Specialist Solutions Architect (SSA) - ML & AI Engineer, you will be the trusted technical ML & AI expert to both Databricks customers and the Field Engineering organization. You will work with Solution Architects to guide enterprise and strategic customers in architecting production-grade ML & AI applications on Databricks, while aligning their technical roadmap with the continually evolving Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. You will continue to strengthen your technical skills through applying cutting edge technologies in GenAI, MLOps, and ML more broadly, expanding your impact through mentorship, and establishing yourself as an AI thought leader. The impact you will have: * Architect production level ML & AI workloads for customers using our unified platform, including agents, end-to-end ML pipelines, training/inference optimization, integration with cloud-native services, MLOps, etc. * Serve as trusted practitioner for enterprise GenAI solutions, including RAG architectures, agentic systems (tool-calling agents, multi-agent orchestration, guardrails), natural language querying of structured data, AI evaluation and observability, and monitoring systems * Build, scale, and optimize customer AI workloads and apply best in class MLOps to productionize these workloads across a variety of domains * Provide advanced technical support to Solution Architects during the technical sale ranging from feature engineering, training, tracking, serving to model monitoring all within a single platform, as well as participating in the larger ML SME community in Databricks * Collaborate cross-functionally with the product and engineering teams to represent the voice of the customer, define priorities and influence the product roadmap, helping with the adoption of Databricks’ AI offerings What we look for: * 7+ years of hands-on industry ML experience in at least one of the following: * ML Engineer: Build and maintain production-grade cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) infrastructure that supports the deployment of ML applications, including drift monitoring. * AI Engineer: Experience with the latest techniques in LLMs & agentic systems including vector databases, fine-tuning LLMs, AI guardrail systems, and deploying LLMs with tools such as HuggingFace, Langchain, and OpenAI * Experience with data engineering, or a good understanding of the concept of data engineering * Experience communicating and/or teaching technical concepts to non-technical and technical audiences alike * Passion for collaboration, life-long learning, and driving business value through ML & AI * [Preferred] 5+ years customer-facing experience in a pre-sales or post-sales role * Can meet expectations for technical training and role-specific outcomes within 3 months of hire * This role can be remote, but we prefer that you be located in the job listing area and can travel up to 30% when needed About Databricks Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Benefits At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Compliance If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.
FEQ327R186 - MFG FEQ227R247 - CMEG As an AI/ML Specialist Solutions Architect (SSA), you will be the trusted technical ML & AI expert to both Databricks customers and the Field Engineering organization. You will work with Solution Architects to guide customers in architecting production-grade ML & AI applications on Databricks, while aligning their technical roadmap with the continually evolving Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. You will continue to strengthen your technical skills through applying cutting-edge technologies in GenAI, MLOps, and ML more broadly, expanding your impact through mentorship, and establishing yourself as an AI thought leader. This role can be remote. The impact you will have: * Architect production-level ML & AI workloads for customers using our unified platform, including agents, end-to-end ML pipelines, training/inference optimization, integration with cloud-native services, MLOps, etc. * Serve as a trusted practitioner for enterprise GenAI solutions, including RAG architectures, agentic systems (tool-calling agents, multi-agent orchestration, guardrails), natural language querying of structured data, AI evaluation and observability, and monitoring systems * Build, scale, and optimize customer AI workloads and apply best-in-class MLOps to productionize these workloads across a variety of domains * Provide advanced technical support to Solution Architects during the technical sale, ranging from feature engineering, training, tracking, serving, to model monitoring, all within a single platform, as well as participating in the larger ML SME community in Databricks * Collaborate cross-functionally with the product and engineering teams to represent the voice of the customer, define priorities, and influence the product roadmap, helping with the adoption of Databricks’ AI offerings What we look for: * 5+ years of hands-on industry ML experience in at least one of the following: * ML Engineer: Build and maintain production-grade cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) infrastructure that supports the deployment of ML applications, including drift monitoring. * AI Engineer: Experience with the latest techniques in LLMs & agentic systems, including vector databases, fine-tuning LLMs, AI guardrail systems, and deploying LLMs with tools such as HuggingFace, Langchain, and OpenAI * Graduate degree in a quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Operations Research, etc.) or equivalent practical experience * Experience communicating and/or teaching technical concepts to non-technical and technical audiences alike * Passion for collaboration, life-long learning, and driving business value through ML & AI * [Preferred] 2+ years customer-facing experience in a pre-sales or post-sales role * Can meet expectations for technical training and role-specific outcomes within 3 months of hire * Can travel up to 30% when needed Pay Range Transparency Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here. Local Pay Range $180,000—$247,500 USD About Databricks Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Benefits At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Compliance If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.