Senior Forward Deployed Data & AI Engineer

Devconnectplatform; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to work with customers, own architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end data, AI and application solutions on the Databricks platform. This hands-on, client-facing role blends engineering excellence with business impact.

You will embed with customer teams, deliver production-grade systems, reference architectures, data pipelines and ML/AI model integrations while collaborating with engagement managers and product teams.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, or software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end customer engagements from architecture to deployment.

Skills

Python

Scala

JavaScript/TypeScript

Cloud Ecosystems

Apache Spark

MLOps

CI/CD

Communication

Travel readiness

Tools

CI/CD

Databricks

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to work with customers, own architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end data, AI and application solutions on the Databricks platform. This hands-on, client-facing role blends engineering excellence with business impact.

You will embed with customer teams, deliver production-grade systems, reference architectures, data pipelines and ML/AI model integrations while collaborating with engagement managers and product teams.