Senior Data & AI Field Engineer (FDE) – Hybrid & Travel

Databricks Inc.; Alabama; Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

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

This role is hybrid with 20–25% travel to customer sites. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and client teams to shape strategic priorities, while

Qualifications

• 6+ years data engineering, analytics, or software engineering.
• Proficient in Python, Scala, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with at least one major cloud: AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Deep Spark distributed compute knowledge.
• Experience with CI/CD for production deployments.
• Familiarity with MLOps and ML/AI models.
• End-to-end data architecture design and delivery.
• Experience delivering projects for large enterprise clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead production‑grade solution delivery and reference architectures.
• Guide customers through end‑to‑end design and deployment of data/AI apps.
• Work with cross‑functional teams to scope technical work with customers.
• Own architecture decisions for secure, scalable solutions.
• Deliver technical components with engagement teams to meet needs.
• Collaborate with engineers and support to provide quick issue resolution.
• Embed with customer teams from ICs to executives to understand challenges.
• Contribute reusable accelerators and best practices across accounts.

Skills

Data engineering exp

Python/Scala/JS

Cloud platforms

Apache Spark

CI/CD

MLOps

Production data arch

Client engagement

Tools

Databricks Certification

Job description

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

This role is hybrid with 20–25% travel to customer sites. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and client teams to shape strategic priorities, while