Senior Certification Exam Developer

While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered.

As a Sr. Certification Exam Developer at Databricks, you will apply your experience and expertise in exam design, development and maintenance for the Databricks Certification Program. In this role, you will work for the Manager of Certification Development to design, develop, analyze, and maintain Databricks accreditation and certification exams in areas of data engineering, data analysis, machine learning, and cloud architecture and systems integration.

As a member of the Certification Development team, you’ll work closely with global stakeholders, technical subject-matter-experts, and technical curriculum developers to deliver certification content that meets the needs of Databricks partners, customers, and the entire Data + AI industry.

Impact you will have:

• Design exam blueprints for high-stakes, proctored certification exams and low-stakes, unproctored accreditation exams according to job-task analyses compiled by Learning Architects
• Follow industry best practices in leading item writing workshops with subject matter experts to maintain up-to-date test forms for all exams
• Develop and maintain certification enablement materials, including exam guides, overview courses, and formative practice assessments
• Lead certification platform configuration for exam delivery and operations
• Function as a company-wide thought-leader and subject-matter-expert on assessment principles and best practices along with educating Bricksters on said principles and best practices
• Provide answers and support to the Support Team and/or respond to escalated support issues related to our exams

Skills/Experience:

• Able to learn new technologies quickly
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven decision making
• Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
• Experience developing highly technical assessments based on assessment best practices
• Experience designing and developing professional assessments based on assessment best practices
• [Preferred] Experience with topics related to big data analytics such as Spark, data science, machine learning, and cloud
• [Preferred] Experience with software development, especially in one or more of these languages: Python, SQL

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) Plan
• Equity awards
• Flexible time off
• Paid parental leave
• Family Planning
• Gym reimbursement
• Annual personal development fund
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)