Client-Facing Data & AI FDE Architect

Databricks Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks Inc. in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to own architecture and deliver end-to-end data & AI solutions on the Databricks Platform. The role blends engineering with customer collaboration to drive measurable business impact.

You will lead design decisions, implement production-grade systems, and guide customers through architecture, deployment, and adoption across data pipelines and ML/AI models.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms & analytics, or software engineering.
• Comfortable writing code in Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern frameworks.
• Working knowledge of two or more Cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP) with expertise in at least one.

Responsibilities

• Production Solution Delivery: Lead impactful customer technical projects by delivering production-grade systems and reference architectures.
• Transformational Impact: Guide strategic customers in end-to-end data projects and AI deployments.
• Own the Architecture: Lead architecture decisions ensuring secure, scalable solutions aligned with Databricks best practices.
• Work with Databricks teams to ensure delivery meets customer needs and provide feedback for improvements.

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud experience

Spark / Spark SQL

Python/Scala/JS

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

CI/CD

Python

Job description

Databricks Inc. in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to own architecture and deliver end-to-end data & AI solutions on the Databricks Platform. The role blends engineering with customer collaboration to drive measurable business impact.

You will lead design decisions, implement production-grade systems, and guide customers through architecture, deployment, and adoption across data pipelines and ML/AI models.