Staff Partner Engineer, Azure

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">RDQ427R371</p> <h4><strong>About the Role</strong></h4> <p>We're seeking a Partner Engineer to own the technical relationship between Databricks Product/Engineering and Microsoft Azure. You will be the primary technical liaison managing our cross product roadmap, driving engineering integrations, and ensuring Databricks products work seamlessly within the Azure ecosystem. You will work directly with Azure Partner SAs, Product Managers, and engineering teams to align roadmaps, identify integration gaps, and accelerate feature delivery. This role reports to the Director of Partner Engineering and works closely with Databricks Product Management, Engineering, and Field teams.</p> <h4><strong>Impact you will have</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Own the Databricks-Azure product-to-cloud technical roadmap, serving as the primary interface between Databricks Product Management and Azure partner teams to ensure alignment on features, integrations, and co-innovation priorities.</li> <li>Track and drive resolution of cross-company dependencies and blockers, manage joint milestone timing with Azure teams, and own the coordination rhythms (recurring syncs, escalation paths) that keep both sides aligned through delivery.</li> <li>Drive engineering integration work between Databricks and Azure product teams coordinating cross-company technical initiatives from scoping through delivery.</li> <li>Create and maintain technical architecture artifacts showing "better together" integration patterns, holistic architecture diagrams, and reference implementations for Azure + Databricks solutions.</li> <li>Enable field teams with technical guidance on Azure-Databricks integration patterns, working with Solution Architects and Customer Success to accelerate Azure customer wins.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What we’re looking for</strong></p> <ul> <li>10+ years of experience in cloud solution architecture, partner engineering, or technical program management roles, with deep expert