Senior Forward Deployed Engineer — Data & AI Architect

Fdetimes; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with customers, building production-ready data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform. You will own architecture, lead design decisions, and deliver end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development.

You will work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and customer teams to drive measurable outcomes, train client personnel, and ensure secure, scalable deployments while delivering high-value

Qualifications

• Experience delivering production-grade data/AI solutions.
• Ability to own architecture and design decisions.
• Strong collaboration across engineering and product teams.
• Willingness to travel 20%.

Responsibilities

• Lead production-grade solution delivery for customer projects.
• Design reference architectures and data pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and customer teams.
• Guide customers on architecture and adoption of Databricks.
• Ensure secure, scalable, and compliant solutions.
• Develop reusable accelerators and best practices.

Skills

Data engineering

Software engineering

Cloud platforms

Python/Scala/JS

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Apache Spark

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud architectures

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with customers, building production-ready data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform. You will own architecture, lead design decisions, and deliver end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development.

You will work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and customer teams to drive measurable outcomes, train client personnel, and ensure secure, scalable deployments while delivering high-value