Senior Federal Data & AI Field Engineer (Hybrid)

Fdetimes; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks in Washington, DC is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to lead production-grade data and AI solutions for federal customers.

You will own the architecture, guide design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development. The role combines hands-on engineering with customer-facing responsibilities, requiring travel 20-25% and delivering measurable business impact through secure, scalable implementations that align with

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in data engineering, data platforms & analytics, or software engineering.
• Fluency in 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 PySpark, Apache Spark and knowledge of Spark runtime internals
• Experience 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, documentation and white-boarding skills
• Experience working with enterprise clients and managing conflicts across a broad stakeholder range

Responsibilities

• Lead production-grade solutions for government-facing data projects.
• Design reference architectures and integrate data ingestion and ML/AI models.
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and client teams.
• Embed with customer teams and train users to maximize value.
• Ensure secure, scalable architectures aligned with best practices.

Skills

Python

Scala

JavaScript/TypeScript

AWS

Azure

GCP

PySpark

Apache Spark

CI/CD

MLOps

ML/AI models

Data architecture

Stakeholder management

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Databricks in Washington, DC is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to lead production-grade data and AI solutions for federal customers.

You will own the architecture, guide design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development. The role combines hands-on engineering with customer-facing responsibilities, requiring travel 20-25% and delivering measurable business impact through secure, scalable implementations that align with