Sr. Designated Support Engineer, Apache Spark™

P-1448

^{Databricks is seeking an experienced Sr. Designated Support Engineer/Premier Support Engineer with a strong technical foundation in Apache Spark and a passion for customer engagement. This self-motivated professional will demonstrate high commitment to both customers and internal teams, with excellent communication, project management, and problem-solving skills. In this role, the Sr. Designated Support Engineer/Premier Support Engineer will build and maintain close relationships with strategic customers, manage and prioritize critical issues, and ensure a high-touch, proactive support experience.}

• Minimum 3 years of dedicated experience in Data Engineering, building, deploying, and maintaining large-scale data pipelines.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience designing, developing, testing, and sustaining Python/Java/Scala-based applications required.

• Deep, architectural knowledge of Apache Spark internals (including Drivers, Executors, Core Memory Management, DAGs, Catalyst Optimizer, and Tungsten execution engine).

• Proven track record of troubleshooting complex Spark and big data issues, such as data skew, out-of-memory (OOM) errors, serialization issues, and slow-running broadcast joins.

• Highly effective with project managing multiple tasks and work streams, driving them to conclusion.

• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly those that apply to a “Distributed Big Data Computing” environment.

• Excellent executive presence. You are an excellent communicator (written and verbal skills), with demonstrable customer communication and coordination efforts, and the ability to take complex technical ideas and translate them to non-technical stakeholders

• Preference for customer-facing experience as a Support Engineer, Technical Account Manager, DSE, or in related production support areas