Solutions Architect Digital Natives & Scaleups Italy

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The Solutions Architect, Digital Natives & Scale‑ups role partners with fast‑growing Italian startups and scale‑up customers to design, prototype and showcase end‑to‑end data and AI solutions on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. You will run workshops, proof‑of‑concepts and technical deep‑dives each day, while collaborating closely with Databricks product and engineering teams to drive adoption across Italy's most innovative digital natives. Day‑to‑day work involves building cloud‑based data pipelines, analytics and machine‑learning workloads, applying modern data‑architecture principles, and using Spark alongside SQL, Scala and Python. The position also requires consulting or pre‑sales engagement with early‑stage tech firms and frequent interaction in both English and Italian. What the role asks for: - 5+ years hands‑on experience building data pipelines, analytics or ML workloads in cloud - Strong SQL, Scala and Python skills - Proven consulting or pre‑sales experience with early‑stage tech companies - Fluency in English and Italian - Deep understanding of modern data architectures - Familiarity with Apache Spark - Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP - Nice‑to‑have: experience in the European startup ecosystem