Atheeth Sishtla has taken on a pivotal new role as Director of Technical Solutions Engineering for the AMER region at Databricks, marking an exciting chapter in his 17-year journey across global technical services, enterprise support leadership, and cloud transformation. Known for his ability to build high-performing engineering organizations and drive mission-critical customer success outcomes, Atheeth now steps into a position that will shape Databricks’ technical strategy and customer engagement across the U.S., Costa Rica, and Brazil.
Before joining Databricks, Atheeth spent nearly a decade at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he led multiple engineering organizations—including AWS Support Engineering and Enterprise Technical Services—guiding them through periods of scaled growth, operational maturity, and transformation. He played an instrumental role in building GenAI-powered support frameworks, optimizing cloud cost strategies, and elevating enterprise support for complex workloads spanning EC2, storage, databases, analytics, and security services. His leadership was rooted in operational rigor, data-driven decision-making, and a deep commitment to enterprise customer success.
Atheeth’s earlier career at Cisco further shaped his technical and leadership foundation. Over nearly five years, he managed high-touch technical support for Fortune 50 customers, strengthened global collaboration engineering teams, and drove process excellence within the Technical Assistance Center. His roles—from Technical Services Manager to High Touch Support leader—demonstrated his ability to scale teams, streamline operations, and elevate customer experience for large-scale collaboration and unified communication deployments.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Atheeth brings a passion for continuous learning, mentorship, and community engagement. He actively mentors emerging professionals through platforms like Topmate and is an avid consumer of books and podcasts exploring technology shifts and industry trends. His leadership approach—rooted in servant leadership, empowerment, and alignment of customer and team success—continues to define his impact. At Databricks, he is set to blend technical vision with people-first leadership to strengthen the company’s technical solutions engineering function across the Americas.