Senior Forward Deployed Engineer: Data, AI & Healthcare

FDE Times; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with customers across data & AI challenges on the Databricks platform. You will own architecture, lead design decisions, and deliver end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and app development.

This role is customer-facing and hands-on, focusing on measurable outcomes with strong empathy. You will embed with client teams, create scalable accelerators, and work with engineers, product, and support to ensure successful

Qualifications

• 6+ years in data engineering, analytics or software engineering.
• Proficient in Python, Scala, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with one or more cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Deep experience with distributed computing using Spark.
• CI/CD for production deployments.
• Knowledge of MLOps and ML/AI models.
• Designing scalable end-to-end data architectures.
• Experience delivering technical projects with measurable outcomes.
• Excellent documentation and stakeholder management.
• Experience with enterprise clients and diverse stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel ~20%.
• Databricks Certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead production-grade customer projects by delivering reference architectures and data pipelines.
• Guide transformational big data projects from design to deployment of AI apps.
• Bootstrap or implement customer projects to drive adoption of Databricks.
• Own architecture decisions ensuring security and scalability.
• Collaborate with Databricks teams to deliver engagement components.
• Provide product feedback and rapid issue resolution with customer teams.

Skills

Data engineering

Programming

Cloud

Spark

CI/CD

MLOps

Architecture

Project delivery

Documentation

Client management

Travel willingness

Databricks cert

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with customers across data & AI challenges on the Databricks platform. You will own architecture, lead design decisions, and deliver end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and app development.

This role is customer-facing and hands-on, focusing on measurable outcomes with strong empathy. You will embed with client teams, create scalable accelerators, and work with engineers, product, and support to ensure successful