Senior Data & AI Forward Deployed Engineer

FDE Times; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with customers, own the architecture, and deliver end-to-end data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform. You will lead design decisions, implement production-ready systems, and work across engineering, product, and customer teams.

This hands-on, client-facing role requires strong coding in Python/Scala/JS TS, cloud experience, and a track record of delivering measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in data engineering, data platforms, analytics or software engineering.
• Proficient in Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Cloud experience across AWS, Azure or GCP; strong Spark knowledge.
• Experience with CI/CD, MLOps, and end-to-end data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Deliver production-grade data and AI solutions on Databricks.
• Lead architecture and design decisions; ensure security and scalability.
• Collaborate with customers, engineers, product, and support teams to meet requirements.
• Provide customer immersion and deliver measurable outcomes across accounts.
• Develop reusable accelerators, frameworks, and best practices.

Skills

Data engineering

Python

Scala

JavaScript/TypeScript

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Apache Spark

CI/CD

MLOps

Architecture design

Enterprise stakeholder management

Databricks Certification

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with customers, own the architecture, and deliver end-to-end data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform. You will lead design decisions, implement production-ready systems, and work across engineering, product, and customer teams.

This hands-on, client-facing role requires strong coding in Python/Scala/JS TS, cloud experience, and a track record of delivering measurable outcomes.