Senior Data & AI Solutions Architect - FDE

Fdetimes; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is hiring a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to work with customers on data & AI challenges using the Databricks platform.

You will own the architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role for builders who thrive at the intersection of technology and business impact, delivering production‑grade solutions with exceptional customer empathy.

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).
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead production‑grade delivery of customer technical projects with reference architectures and data ingestion/ML/AI model integration.
• Guide transformational big data projects from end to end, scoping and delivering design, build, and deployment.
• Architect and design secure, scalable solutions aligned with customer needs and Databricks best practices.
• Collaborate with engineering and customer teams to ensure timely delivery and feedback.
• Embed with customer teams to understand challenges and deliver measurable impact.

Skills

Data engineering

Data analytics

Software engineering

Job description

Databricks is hiring a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to work with customers on data & AI challenges using the Databricks platform.

You will own the architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role for builders who thrive at the intersection of technology and business impact, delivering production‑grade solutions with exceptional customer empathy.