# Sr. Partner Engineer

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $121k – $166k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** security architecture, REST APIs, SDKs, Python, Go, Identity Management, ai security, cissp, cism, aws security specialty, azure security engineer
**Posted:** 2026-07-22

> Partner Engineer focused on security technology integrations with leading vendors. Design, prototype, and troubleshoot security architectures and integrations for Databricks data/AI platform; shape product roadmap from partner insights; build reference implementations and enablement content. Requires 5+ years in security/partner engineering roles.

## Job Description

## Impact you will have
- Own the security technology partner category, leading technical engagements with partners and building relationships with senior stakeholders to drive joint innovation and co-sell opportunities.
- Shape Databricks product roadmap priorities by translating security partner requirements, integration gaps, and ecosystem insights into strategic platform needs, working cross-functionally with Product and Engineering teams.
- Design and prototype security partner integrations, serving as hands-on technical expert and early validator of new capabilities and architecture design patterns.
- Build and maintain production-grade reference implementations, deployment guides, demos, and technical examples that demonstrate security architectures with Databricks and partner solutions.
- Troubleshoot complex security integration issues, serving as technical escalation points for partner engineering teams.
- Enable partners and field teams through solution documentation, technical articles, whitepapers, and demos to accelerate joint innovation and customer adoption.

## What we're looking for
- 5+ years of experience in security architecture, partner engineering, systems engineering, or technical solutions roles, with ability to quickly master new security technologies while managing multiple priorities.
- Strong knowledge of Identity, AI security and extensive experience working with REST APIs and SDKs.
- Experience managing strategic technical partnerships, with ability to navigate complex multi-company engineering initiatives, build consensus across organizations, and lead technical and architectural discussions with clarity and confidence.
- Hands-on technical skills with ability to prototype integrations using AI coding platforms, build demos, debug complex issues, and create reference implementations. Experience with scripting languages (Python, Go preferred).
- Strong understanding of modern security architectures, authentication/authorization patterns, and how security technologies integrate with data and AI platforms.
- Strong communication and influence skills, with ability to present to technical stakeholders and executive leaders, translating complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
- Availability to travel globally to partner sites, conferences, and events as required.

## Preferred
- Prior experience in Partner Solutions Architect, SE, or Alliance Engineering roles at security vendors, cloud providers, or major enterprise software companies, with a track record of driving product-to-product integrations.
- Understanding of Databricks platform, with ability to design security frameworks.
- Security architecture certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or cloud security certifications (AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer).
- Track record of creating high-impact technical content (deployment guides, reference architectures, whitepapers, blog posts, conference presentations) that demonstrates security best practices.
- Familiarity with modern development workflows and AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude).

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