Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Architect

Databricks; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to embed with our strategic customers, designing and delivering custom full-stack applications on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and related stacks. You will own the architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development for measurable business impact.

The role combines software engineering depth with business outcomes, requiring collaboration with customer

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background across backend, frontend, and systems integration.
• Experience designing and deploying production applications.
• Experience with AI APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini) in applications.
• Track record delivering technical solutions in enterprise environments.
• Ability to communicate with engineers and executives.
• Curiosity to learn new technologies and domains.

Responsibilities

• Own the Architecture: Lead architecture and design decisions, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with customer needs and Databricks best practices.
• Application Engineering: Design and develop applications spanning backend, frontend, and integrations, bringing data and AI to life for enterprise users leveraging the Databricks platform.
• Solution Delivery: Deliver production-grade systems from data ingestion and transformation through ML/AI model integration to user-facing applications and enablement.
• Customer Immersion: Embed with customer teams, engaging with stakeholders from technical ICs to executives to deeply understand challenges and deliver impact.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Sales, Product, and Field Engineering to ensure a seamless customer journey from pre-sales through post-deployment.
• Reusable Assets & Scale: Contribute accelerators, frameworks, and best practices that scale impact across accounts and influence the Databricks product roadmap.

Skills

Python

SQL

Java/Scala

JavaScript/TypeScript

Full-stack

AI APIs

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to embed with our strategic customers, designing and delivering custom full-stack applications on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and related stacks. You will own the architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development for measurable business impact.

The role combines software engineering depth with business outcomes, requiring collaboration with customer