National Security Data & AI Forward Deployed Engineer

Databricks; United States; Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid travel-friendly role

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with federal government customers, delivering production‑grade data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform. You will own architecture, lead design decisions, and drive end‑to‑end delivery spanning data engineering, AI, and application development.

This hands‑on, customer‑facing role requires strong engineering skills, adaptability, and superb customer empathy. The position is hybrid with 20–25% travel to client sites.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in data engineering, data platforms & analytics, or software engineering
• Proficient in Python, Scala, and JavaScript/TypeScript

Responsibilities

• Lead production‑grade systems delivery for federal government customers, including reference architectures and data ingestion pipelines
• Architect and design end‑to‑end data, ML/AI, and application integration solutions
• Provide customer empathy, training, and ensure solutions meet client needs and Databricks best practices
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and developer relations to shape strategy and deliverables
• Embed with customer teams and drive executive-level engagement and scoping of technical work
• Contribute accelerators, frameworks, and best practices that scale across accounts

Skills

Python

Scala

JavaScript/TypeScript

AWS

Azure

GCP

Apache Spark

MLOps

CI/CD

Enterprise clients

Education

Databricks Certification

Tools

Databricks Platform

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with federal government customers, delivering production‑grade data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform. You will own architecture, lead design decisions, and drive end‑to‑end delivery spanning data engineering, AI, and application development.

This hands‑on, customer‑facing role requires strong engineering skills, adaptability, and superb customer empathy. The position is hybrid with 20–25% travel to client sites.