Lead Databricks Engineer | Databricks Gold partner

The opportunity

We're looking for a Senior Manager / Lead Databricks Engineer to join our growing team and help our client organizations complex technical challenges and deliver measureable outcomes. This is an opportunity to work closely with Databricks Professional Services, lead complex technical delivery and continue developing your expertise within a fast-growing, collaborative and technically ambitious environment.

About Kubrick

Kubrick is an award-winning data & AI consultancy helping organizations design, build, and scale modern data platforms across financial services, healthcare, retail, energy, aviation, and the public sector.

As a Databricks Gold Partner, we're trusted to deliver alongside Databricks Professional Services on complex enterprise programs. Our engineers work closely with Databricks Solution Architects and technical specialists to help organizations modernize data platforms, accelerate AI adoption, and solve complex business challenges.

We're also an Elite Snowflake AI Data Cloud Services Partner, and have partnerships with technology leaders including Microsoft and Collibra; giving you access to a wide range of opportunities.

The role

As a Lead Databricks Engineer, you'll help organizations solve complex technical challenges and deliver measurable outcomes by shaping architecture, influencing technical strategy, and designing scalable Data & AI solutions. Every client is at a different stage of their Databricks journey, from modernizing legacy platforms and strengthening governance with Unity Catalog to implementing AI Agents, Databricks Apps, and Genie-powered experiences.

You'll remain hands-on while leading delivery, mentoring engineers, and working alongside Databricks Professional Services on enterprise-scale engagements that deliver measurable business value.

If you're looking for a role where you can combine deep technical expertise with genuine influence, you'll feel at home here.

What you’ll do

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of enterprise Databricks solutions.

• Design scalable architectures across data engineering, governance, analytics, and AI.

• Deliver modern Data & AI solutions including Unity Catalog, Databricks Apps, Genie, AI Agents, and platform modernization.

• Partner with Databricks Professional Services and client stakeholders to shape technical direction.

• Translate complex business challenges into production-ready solutions and deliver measurable outcomes.

• Mentor engineers and help raise engineering standards across the Databricks practice.

• Contribute to Kubrick's Databricks Centre of Excellence through knowledge sharing and technical leadership.

Why join Kubrick

Joining one of the few Databricks Gold Partners means you will have access to a wide range of opportunities that will help you stand out and accelerate in your career.

• Unlimited certification support: full Databricks Partner Portal access and as many exam vouchers as you need.

• Direct access to Databricks' own engineering benchmarks, product roadmap, and support channels.

• Access to Kubrick’s Databricks Centre of Excellence, which offers ongoing development support, networking, events, updates, and more.

• Support all the way to Champion and even MVP - Databricks' highest individual accolade.

• Early visibility into upcoming Databricks product and generative AI capabilities, ahead of general release.

• A close-knit community of Databricks practitioners at every level of seniority.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for curious, collaborative people who enjoy solving complex challenges, sharing knowledge and continuing to grow in a fast-evolving space. You'll bring:

• Strong experience delivering solutions on Databricks

• Cloud experience across AWS, Azure or GCP

• Advanced Python and SQL skills

• Experience leading technical delivery teams within enterprise environments

• The ability to influence both technical and business stakeholders

• Experience mentoring engineers and driving engineering best practice

• A mindset focused on quality, impact and continuous improvement

If you don't tick every box but think you'd thrive in this role then we'd still love to hear from you!

Benefits

• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, above the statutory minimum, with shared parental leave options

• Additional family leave support, including up to 18 weeks parental leave, 5 days dependent care leave, paid fertility treatment leave, and up to 3 weeks paid parental bereavement leave

• 33 days annual leave (25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays)

• Flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times and part-time arrangements, available upon request

• Hybrid working, typically 2 to 3 days per week in our London office near St Paul's, alongside client meetings and remote working

• Pension matching up to 5%

• Unlimited mental health support through View email address on kubrickcareers.kubrickgroup.com, available 24/7 for you and eligible family members

• Financial wellbeing support

• Cycle to Work scheme, save up to 43% on a new bike through Evans Cycles

• Specsavers eye care vouchers

• Internal mobility and career development opportunities

• Recognition and reward programs

• Learning and development opportunities, including professional certifications

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Mental health, diversity and inclusion support

• Access to paid-for Databricks courses and certifications through Kubrick

• Access to Kubrick's Databricks Centre of Excellence

• A clear development route to Champion and MVP level

Diversity & Inclusion

We're proudly committed to diversity and inclusion and this is reflected through our diversity partnerships and awards. We're long-standing partners of Women in Data - a not for profit dedicated to helping more women succeed in data and AI - and were recently shortlisted for their Brand Partner of the Year award, in return for our ongoing research into women's health. We have also been recognized by SheCanCode and Women in Tech for our ongoing commitments to women in tech.

In terms of applications, we encourage women and people from all underrepresented backgrounds in data and AI, including racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and people who are neurodivergent to apply.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, at any stage, for any reason, just let us know. We're here to support you.