Series D+ · Founded 2013
Databricks
Data and AI platform built on the lakehouse architecture and open table formats.
Overview
Databricks approached the same market as Snowflake from the opposite direction: engineering and machine learning first, SQL analytics second. Open formats are its central strategic wedge against warehouse lock-in.
Key metrics
- ARR
- $3.2B
- Customers
- 12,000+
- Customers > $1M
- 590
- YoY growth
- +57%
Products
30 open roles
Sr. Solutions Engineer - Games
Northeast - United States
Sr. Solutions Engineer
Stockholm, Sweden
Sr. Solutions Engineer - Public Sector (Defense Industrial Base)
Maryland; McLean, Virginia; Washington, D.C.
Sr. Solutions Engineer - MFG
Boston, Massachusetts
Sr. Solutions Engineer Digital Natives & Scaleups Spain
Madrid
Sr. Solutions Engineer
Singapore
Sr. Solutions Engineer - Digital Native Business, Named Accounts
Remote
Sr. Solutions Architect - Public Sector (SLED)
Remote
Sr. Solutions Architect - Teleco
Seattle, Washington
Sr. Solutions Engineer
Toronto, Canada
Sr. Solutions Architect - Public Sector (SLED)
Illinois; Michigan; Minnesota
Sr. Solutions Architect Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sr. Solutions Architect - Retail, Travel & Hospitality
Remote
Sr. Solutions Architect - Global Telecommunications
Remote
Sr. Solutions Architect - Lakebase
Berlin, Germany; Munich, Germany
Sr. Solutions Architect - FSI
Munich, Germany
Sr. Solutions Architect (Lakebase)
Tokyo, Japan
Sr. Solutions Architect - Life Sciences
Munich, Germany
Sr. Solutions Architect (Pre-sales) – Public Sector
Tokyo, Japan
Sr. Solutions Architect - Oil, Gas, and Energy
United States
Sr. Solutions Architect Madrid Spain
Madrid
Sr. Solutions Architect - Public Sector (Defense Industrial Base)
Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; Washington, D.C.
Sr. Solutions Architect - Manufacturing
Central - United States
Sr. Solutions Architect
Denver, Colorado
Sr. Solutions Architect - Financial Services (Strategic Banking)
Georgia; Massachusetts; New York; North Carolina
Sr. Solutions Architect - Automotive
Munich, Germany
Sr. Solutions Architect (CustomerLake)
Tokyo, Japan
Sr. Solutions Architect - Agencies
Northeast - United States
Sr. Solutions Architect
Melbourne, Australia
Sr. Solutions Architect - Financial Services (Fintech / Data Providers)
Georgia; Massachusetts; New York; North Carolina; Washington, D.C.
Timeline
2013
Founded
Spun out of the Apache Spark project at UC Berkeley.
2020
Lakehouse thesis
Positioned Delta Lake as the alternative to warehouse-plus-lake architectures.
2023
MosaicML acquisition
$1.3B deal brought model training capability in-house.
2026
Unity governance
Catalog governance extended across third-party engines.
Compensation at Databricks
Reported median total compensation by role.
| software engineer | $252k |
| data engineer | $246k |
| machine learning engineer | $271k |
| data scientist | $243k |
Competitors
FAQ
Common questions
What does Databricks do?
Data and AI platform built on the lakehouse architecture and open table formats.
How many people work at Databricks?
Databricks has approximately 8,600 employees, headquartered in San Francisco.
Is Databricks hiring?
Yes — Databricks has 30 open roles listed right now.
Who are Databricks's main competitors?
Snowflake.