Solutions Architect

Summary

Join dbt Labs as a Solutions Architect, Majors, and become a key member of the Field Engineering team, working with major enterprise and commercial clients. You will lead the evaluation, implementation, and adoption of dbt for these clients, guiding them through proof-of-concept implementations and facilitating trials of dbt Cloud. This role involves collaborating with sales, engineering, and product teams, building relationships with partners, and actively participating in the dbt community. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in data operations, analytics, or BI, a strong technical background, and excellent communication skills. dbt Labs offers a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive benefits program.

Requirements

• 4+ years of sales engineering, solutions architecture, or consulting in data operations, analytics, or BI
• A solid technical background, with experience in SQL, ETL, and data modeling
• A firm understanding of and ability to discuss modern data warehousing architectures
• Ability to gather and translate technical and business requirements into concrete solutions
• Excellent verbal, written, and in-person communication skills to discuss complex topics with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to operate in an ambiguous and fast-paced work environment
• A passion for being an inclusive teammate and involved member of the community

Responsibilities

• Become an expert in designing enterprise-grade data pipelines with dbt Cloud
• Work hand-in-hand with sales to communicate the technical value of the dbt Labs suite of products
• Guide customers through proof-of-concept implementations and facilitate trials of dbt Cloud
• Work with engineering to deploy dbt Cloud in private clouds for enterprise clients
• Own the full customer lifecycle from pre-sale evaluation to product adoption and expansion
• Work with product to build and maintain the dbt Cloud enterprise roadmap
• Build close relationships with our Partners (including companies like Snowflake, AWS, and Databricks) and enable them to adopt and implement dbt for their clients
• Be an active member of the dbt community

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working at an analytics, ETL, BI, and/or open-sourced software
• Knowledge of or prior experience with dbt
• Experience with Data Modeling methods such as dimensional, data vault, Kimball, 3NF
• Experience with Data warehousing tooling (Snowflake, Databricks, etc.)

Benefits

• Unlimited vacation time with a culture that actively encourages time off
• 401k plan with 3% guaranteed company contribution
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Generous paid parental leave
• Flexible stipends for: Health & wellness
• Home office setup
• Cellphone & internet
• Learning and development
• Office space