Senior Field Engineer, Data & AI for Healthcare

Fdetimes; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with customers across the Central and Eastern Time Zones, architecting and delivering end-to-end data, AI, and application solutions on the Databricks platform.

The role combines hands-on engineering with strategic guidance, requiring strong cloud, Spark, and MLOps expertise, and a passion for customer success. Travel ~20% to customer sites is expected.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in data engineering or software engineering.
• Proficiency in Python/Scala/JavaScript and modern frameworks.
• Experience with two or more cloud ecosystems (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead production-grade data and AI solutions for customers.
• Architect end-to-end data pipelines and deployments.
• Collaborate with engineering, product and customer teams.
• Deliver with customer empathy and ensure adoption of Databricks solutions.
• Embed with customer teams and provide feedback to improve products.

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

Python/Scala/JS

Spark / Spark SQL

CI/CD

MLOps

Customer communication

Architecture design

Travel readiness

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with customers across the Central and Eastern Time Zones, architecting and delivering end-to-end data, AI, and application solutions on the Databricks platform.

The role combines hands-on engineering with strategic guidance, requiring strong cloud, Spark, and MLOps expertise, and a passion for customer success. Travel ~20% to customer sites is expected.