Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector

fde; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a mid/senior Forward Deployed Engineer for its Public Sector team in the United States. You will build and productionize GenAI on the Databricks platform, applying RAG over lakehouse data, agent frameworks, and MLflow evaluations for federal customers.

This US-based role offers a compensated band of $153K–$210K and a fast-moving path at the intersection of government tech and AI. Join a customer-facing engineering group that delivers enterprise-grade GenAI on Databricks.

Job description

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector

$153K-$210K Databricks data platform GenAI public sector security clearance

United States - Posted July 23, 2026

Why it's interesting

Mid/Senior FDE on Databricks' public sector deployment team in the US at $153K-$210K. Public-sector FDE work is the federal/gov land-grab - Databricks is carving out a dedicated, often clearance-gated track alongside AWS, Scale, and Cognition.

The role

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector on Databricks' AI Forward Deployed Engineering team - a customer-facing group that builds and productionizes GenAI on the Databricks platform (RAG over lakehouse data, agent frameworks, MLflow evals) for public-sector customers. Based in the US; posted band $153K-$210K. Verified live on Databricks' Greenhouse board.