Senior Data & AI Solutions Architect - Forward Deployed

FDE Times; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

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

This hands-on, customer-facing role requires deep technical skills and strong business impact focus. You will deliver production-grade solutions, guide transformational big data projects, and ensure secure, scalable architectures while embedding with customer

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in data engineering, data platforms & analytics, or software engineering.
• Comfortable writing code in Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript.
• 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 systems delivery and reference architectures for customer projects.
• Oversee end-to-end design, build and deployment of big data and AI applications.
• Guide customers on architecture and design; bootstrap or implement projects for value realization.
• Own architecture decisions to ensure security, scalability, and alignment with best practices.
• Collaborate with Databricks teams to meet engagement objectives and deliverables.
• Provide feedback to product and support teams to resolve issues quickly.

Skills

Python

Scala

JavaScript/TypeScript

CI/CD

MLOps

Architectural design

Customer engagement

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Databricks

Job description

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

This hands-on, customer-facing role requires deep technical skills and strong business impact focus. You will deliver production-grade solutions, guide transformational big data projects, and ensure secure, scalable architectures while embedding with customer