Resident Solution Architect

🏢 Starburst · 📍 US, Central 💰 $115,000 - $115,000 / yr
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Position Summary & Responsibilities

About Starburst

Starburst delivers enterprise intelligence at scale by giving organizations secure, governed access to all their data, wherever it lives. Built for distributed data environments, Starburst helps enterprises power AI and analytics without the cost and complexity of traditional data consolidation. With open standards including Trino and Apache Iceberg, Starburst enables trusted access to complete enterprise context while helping organizations avoid vendor lock-in. Leading global enterprises trust Starburst to fuel AI, analytics, and enterprise intelligence. Learn more at starburst.ai.

About the role:
Starburst Data is seeking a highly skilled and motivated and self starting individual to join our team as a Resident Solution Architect. In this role, you will be responsible for working closely with our customers to understand their business challenges and requirements, and then architecting and implementing solutions using Starburst products. In this role, you will also work closely with our partner ecosystem and will design and implement comprehensive training programs, ensuring partners are equipped to deliver top-tier solutions to clients. As a Resident Solution Architect, you will serve as a trusted advisor to our customers, helping them maximize the value of their data and achieve their business objectives.

As a Resident Solution Architect at Starburst you will: 

  • Collaborate with customers to understand their business goals, data architecture, and technical requirements.
  • Design end-to-end solutions that leverage Starburst products to address customer needs, including data access, analytics, and performance optimization.
  • Develop architectural diagrams, technical specifications, and implementation plans for customer projects.
  • Lead the implementation and deployment of Starburst solutions, working closely with customer teams and internal stakeholders.
  • Learn in depth how the engine, connectors and integrations with 3rd party products work.
  • Provide technical guidance and best practices to customers on using Starburst products effectively.
  • Work with partners to train and upskill external personnel on Starburst Products for successful delivery.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to create resources, best practices,
🎯 Candidate Preparation Guide For Starburst Applicants

Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Interviewers strictly evaluate distributed query optimization expertise, deep Trino/Presto knowledge, and the ability to solve massive cross-cloud data federation challenges.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):
  • 1. Treating SQL engines as black boxes without understanding execution plan optimization.
  • 2. Lack of enterprise customer empathy regarding data security and governance.
  • 3. Theoretical knowledge lacking hands-on debugging of petabyte-scale queries.
✨ Recommended Role Alignment Hook:

I optimize distributed SQL query engines to radically accelerate analytics across complex, petabyte-scale enterprise data meshes.

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