Senior Forward-Deployed Data & AI Engineer (Secret/TS)

Databricks Inc.; Florida; Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to work with federal government customers, owning the architecture and delivering end-to-end data, AI, and application solutions using the Databricks platform.

You will lead design decisions, implement production systems, and collaborate with engineering, product, and customer teams. This hands-on, client-facing role emphasizes strong customer empathy, travel 20–25%, and the ability to translate complex requirements into scalable, secure

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms & analytics, or software engineering.
• Fluency in Python, Scala, and JavaScript/TypeScript with 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 Apache Spark and knowledge of Spark runtime internals.
• Familiarity with CI/CD for production deployments and Working knowledge of MLOps, ML/AI models and AI APIs.
• Experience with technical project delivery, documentation and white-boarding skills; enterprise client exposure.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and design decisions to deliver secure, scalable data/AI solutions.
• Lead end-to-end implementation across data engineering, AI, and application layers.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and customer teams to align on delivery.
• Embed with customer teams to understand challenges and drive measurable impact.
• Produce accelerators, frameworks, and best practices for reuse across accounts.

Skills

Python

Scala

JavaScript/TypeScript

Cloud platforms

Apache Spark

CI/CD

MLOps

Data architectures

Enterprise client experience

Tools

Apache Spark

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to work with federal government customers, owning the architecture and delivering end-to-end data, AI, and application solutions using the Databricks platform.

You will lead design decisions, implement production systems, and collaborate with engineering, product, and customer teams. This hands-on, client-facing role emphasizes strong customer empathy, travel 20–25%, and the ability to translate complex requirements into scalable, secure