Senior Data & AI Production Architect

Databricks; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to collaborate with customers on productionizing data and AI solutions using the Databricks platform.

You will own architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development, traveling up to 20% to customer sites and embedding with client teams to deliver measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in data engineering, data platforms, analytics, or software engineering.
• Strong coding skills in Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with distributed computing using Apache Spark.
• Cloud experience in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• CI/CD for production deployments.
• Familiarity with MLOps and ML/AI models.
• Ability to translate complex concepts into actionable solutions.
• Excellent documentation and white-boarding skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.
• Databricks Certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead production-grade data and AI projects for customers.
• Design reference architectures and data ingestion pipelines.
• Develop custom applications and ML/AI model integration.
• Embed with customer teams and ensure successful adoption.
• Collaborate with engagement managers to scope delivery.
• Provide architectural leadership and security considerations.
• Gather feedback to influence product roadmap.

Skills

Data engineering

Python

Scala

Spark

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

ML/AI models

Customer-facing

Documentation

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to collaborate with customers on productionizing data and AI solutions using the Databricks platform.

You will own architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development, traveling up to 20% to customer sites and embedding with client teams to deliver measurable outcomes.