Senior Data & AI Solutions Architect (FDE)

Fdetimes; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to work with customers to build and productionize data & AI solutions on the Databricks platform. You will own the architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development, collaborating with engineering, product, and customer teams.

This hands-on, customer-facing role requires strong coding skills (Python/Scala/JS), deep cloud experience, and the ability to deliver secure,

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in data engineering, data platforms & analytics, or software engineering.
• Comfortable writing code in Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern frameworks.
• Working knowledge of 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 runtime internals
• Familiarity with CI/CD for production deployments
• Working knowledge of MLOps, ML/AI models and AI APIs
• Design and deployment of performant production end‑to‑end data architectures and applications that combine data pipelines, ML/AI models, and user‑facing interfaces.
• Experience with technical project delivery - managing scope, timelines and measurable outcomes, translating complex concepts into actionable solutions.
• Documentation and white‑boarding skills.
• Experience working with enterprise clients and managing conflicts across a broad stakeholder range
• Build skills in technical areas, and demonstrate curiosity, adaptability, and eagerness to explore new technologies which support the deployment and integration of Databricks‑based solutions to complete customer projects.
• Travel to customers 20% of the time
• Databricks Certification

Responsibilities

• Lead production-grade solutions and reference architectures for customer projects.
• Guide strategic customers through end-to-end design, build, and deployment of big data and AI applications.
• Bootstrap or implement customer projects to ensure value and adoption of Databricks.
• Lead architecture decisions for secure, scalable solutions aligned with customer needs.
• Collaborate with the Databricks team to deliver engagement components that meet customer requirements.
• Provide product and support feedback to guide rapid issue resolution.
• Embed with customer teams to understand challenges from ICs to executives and deliver impact.
• Contribute accelerators, frameworks, and best practices that scale across accounts.

Skills

Data engineering

Python

Scala

JavaScript/TypeScript

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Apache Spark

CI/CD

MLOps

Architecture design

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Databricks Certification

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to work with customers to build and productionize data & AI solutions on the Databricks platform. You will own the architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development, collaborating with engineering, product, and customer teams.

This hands-on, customer-facing role requires strong coding skills (Python/Scala/JS), deep cloud experience, and the ability to deliver secure,