Senior Forward-Deployed Data & AI Architect (Hybrid London)

Databricks Inc.; London (KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to own architecture and deliver production-grade data and AI solutions in a hybrid London setting. You will lead design decisions, implement end-to-end systems, and work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and customer teams to maximize value.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in data engineering or software, strong skills in Python/Scala/JS, and deep Spark experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data engineering, data platforms, or software engineering.
• Proficient in Python, Scala, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with two or more cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Deep experience with distributed computing using Apache Spark.
• Knowledge of Spark runtime internals.
• CI/CD for production deployments.
• Familiar with MLOps and ML/AI models.
• Strong architectural design and end-to-end data architectures.
• Experience with enterprise clients and cross-stakeholder management.
• Willingness to travel ~20%.

Responsibilities

• Lead production-grade data and AI solution delivery, including reference architectures and data ingestion.
• Define end-to-end designs for big data and AI applications with customer input.
• Guide customer architecture decisions to ensure security and scalability.
• Collaborate with engineering, project managers, and customer teams to deliver engagements.
• Provide feedback to product teams and resolve issues with support.
• Embed with customer teams to understand challenges and deliver impact.
• Create reusable accelerators and best practices to scale across accounts.
• Travel to customers about 20% of the time.

Skills

Data engineering

Programming: Python/Scala/TS

Cloud platforms

Distributed computing

MLOps

Stakeholder management

Architectural design

Client-facing

Travel readiness

Technical communication

Tools

Apache Spark

CI/CD tooling

ML/AI tools

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to own architecture and deliver production-grade data and AI solutions in a hybrid London setting. You will lead design decisions, implement end-to-end systems, and work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and customer teams to maximize value.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in data engineering or software, strong skills in Python/Scala/JS, and deep Spark experience.