# Staff Partner Engineer, Azure

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA
**Role:** Partnerships
**Salary:** $150k – $206k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Python, SQL, Infrastructure As Code, API Integrations, AWS, GCP
**Posted:** 2026-04-16

> Owns technical relationship and integrations between Databricks products and Microsoft Azure, managing roadmaps, dependencies, and cross-team coordination. Requires 10+ years in cloud architecture with deep Azure expertise and hands-on Python/SQL skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the Databricks-Azure product-to-cloud technical roadmap, serving as the primary interface between Databricks Product Management and Azure partner teams.
- Track and drive resolution of cross-company dependencies and blockers, manage joint milestone timing, and own coordination rhythms.
- Drive engineering integration work between Databricks and Azure product teams from scoping through delivery.
- Create and maintain technical architecture artifacts showing integration patterns, architecture diagrams, and reference implementations.
- Enable field teams with technical guidance on Azure-Databricks integration patterns.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in cloud solution architecture, partner engineering, or technical program management roles, with deep expertise in **Microsoft Azure** services and architecture patterns.
- Proven experience managing strategic technical partnerships at VP/C-level.
- Hands-on technical skills with **Python**, **SQL**, infrastructure-as-code, and API integration patterns.
- Demonstrated ability to manage high-stakes partner relationships.
- Deep knowledge of **Databricks** platform and Microsoft data/AI ecosystem.
- Excellent communication and influence skills.

## Preferred
- Prior experience in Partner Solutions Architect or Alliance Engineering roles at cloud providers (**AWS**, **Azure**, **GCP**) or major ISVs.
- Background working at or with Microsoft.
- History of driving product-to-product integrations between major platforms.
- Familiarity with modern development workflows and AI-assisted development tools (**Cursor**, **Claude Code**, **Codex**).

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