Senior Forward‑Deployed Data & AI Engineer

Databricks; United States; Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to partner with federal government customers, delivering production‑grade data & AI solutions on the Databricks platform.

You will embed with client teams, lead architecture and design decisions, and drive end‑to‑end delivery from scoping to deployment, ensuring security, scalability, and measurable outcomes across engagements. This hybrid role requires 20–25% travel to customer locations in the United States and strong empathy for

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data engineering, data platforms, or software engineering.
• Fluency in Python, Scala, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with two+ cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and at least one deeply.
• Deep experience with distributed computing using Apache Spark and Spark internals.
• CI/CD for production deployments.
• Familiarity with MLOps, ML/AI models and AI APIs.
• Experience delivering technical projects to enterprise clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead production-grade customer projects with reference architectures.
• Design end-to-end data platforms integrating pipelines and ML/AI models.
• Architect secure, scalable solutions aligned with customer needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver engagement components.
• Embed with customer teams and stakeholders from ICs to execs.
• Contribute accelerators and best practices for reuse.

Skills

Python

Scala

JavaScript/TypeScript

Cloud ecosystems

Spark

CI/CD

MLOps

Customer engagement

Tools

Databricks Platform

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to partner with federal government customers, delivering production‑grade data & AI solutions on the Databricks platform.

You will embed with client teams, lead architecture and design decisions, and drive end‑to‑end delivery from scoping to deployment, ensuring security, scalability, and measurable outcomes across engagements. This hybrid role requires 20–25% travel to customer locations in the United States and strong empathy for