Senior Data & AI Forward Deployed Engineer — Hybrid

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

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to collaborate with federal, state, and local government customers, delivering end-to-end data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform.

You will own architecture, drive decisions, and guide deployments across data engineering, AI, and application development, with strong emphasis on security, scalability, and customer value. This role is hybrid with 20–25% travel to client sites, requiring hands-on delivery with cross-functional teams and

Qualifications

• 6+ years in data engineering, data platforms, analytics, or software engineering.
• Proficiency in Python, Scala, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with two or more cloud ecosystems (AWS/Azure/GCP) with expertise in at least one.
• Deep experience with distributed computing with Apache Spark and knowledge of Spark internals.
• Familiarity with CI/CD for production deployments.
• Working knowledge of MLOps, ML/AI models and AI APIs.
• Design and deployment of scalable data architectures and apps combining pipelines, ML/AI and UI.
• Experience delivering technical projects with enterprise clients and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture decisions for production-grade data and AI solutions.
• Own end-to-end design, implementation, and delivery across data engineering, AI, and applications.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and customer teams to align with business goals.
• Provide customer empathy and ensure solutions meet security and scalability best practices.
• Embed with customer teams to understand challenges and deliver measurable impact.
• Develop accelerators, frameworks, and best practices to scale across accounts.

Skills

Data Engineering

Data Platforms

Analytics

Software Engineering

Python

Scala

JavaScript/TypeScript

CI/CD

MLOps

Apache Spark

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to collaborate with federal, state, and local government customers, delivering end-to-end data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform.

You will own architecture, drive decisions, and guide deployments across data engineering, AI, and application development, with strong emphasis on security, scalability, and customer value. This role is hybrid with 20–25% travel to client sites, requiring hands-on delivery with cross-functional teams and