Senior Data & AI Solutions Architect (FDE)

Databricks; United States; Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 250,208; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with customers on data & AI challenges using the Databricks platform. You will own architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development.

The role demands hands-on, customer-facing delivery with strong technical depth, threat modeling, and clear communication to stakeholders. Travel approximately 20% is expected, and Databricks certification is encouraged.

Qualifications

• 5+ years delivering production-grade data & AI solutions.
• Experience with enterprise clients and driving technical outcomes.
• Ability to own architecture and design decisions across data, AI, and apps.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and design decisions for customer solutions.
• Deliver production-grade data, AI, and application integrations.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and customer teams to ensure success.

Skills

Data engineering

Data platforms

Analytics

Python

Scala

JavaScript/TS

AWS

Azure

GCP

Apache Spark

CI/CD

MLOps

System design

Tools

Databricks Platform

Spark

CI/CD tools

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with customers on data & AI challenges using the Databricks platform. You will own architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development.

The role demands hands-on, customer-facing delivery with strong technical depth, threat modeling, and clear communication to stakeholders. Travel approximately 20% is expected, and Databricks certification is encouraged.