UAE-Based Forward Deployed AI & Data Engineering Lead

Databricks Inc.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks UAE-based Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering, leads a high-performing team of Forward Deployed Engineers and AI Engineers at the forefront of data and AI transformation. You will partner with Databricks' strategic enterprise accounts to migrate to the lakehouse, build next-generation AI and GenAI systems, and unlock business value from data investments.

As a people leader, you will scale a team representing Databricks' technical excellence, driving delivery quality,

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical delivery teams and solving complex data challenges.
• Proven ability to manage large-scale data migrations and AI programs.
• Strong executive presence and stakeholder management at C-suite level.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team of Forward Deployed Engineers and AI Engineers.
• Partner with strategic enterprise accounts to migrate to the lakehouse and build AI/GenAI systems.
• Set delivery governance, quality standards, and career development pathways.

Skills

People leadership

Technical depth

Enterprise data migrations

Executive stakeholder management

Databricks / Spark familiarity

Tools

Databricks

Apache Spark

MLflow

Delta Lake

Job description

Databricks UAE-based Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering, leads a high-performing team of Forward Deployed Engineers and AI Engineers at the forefront of data and AI transformation. You will partner with Databricks' strategic enterprise accounts to migrate to the lakehouse, build next-generation AI and GenAI systems, and unlock business value from data investments.

As a people leader, you will scale a team representing Databricks' technical excellence, driving delivery quality,