Senior Forward-Deployed Engineer: Public Sector, Data & AI

Databricks Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer for public sector work in a hybrid role based around the Washington, DC metro area.

You will own architecture and lead end-to-end data and AI solutions for federal, state, and local government customers, collaborating with engineering, product, and customer teams to deliver measurable impact. The role combines hands-on technical delivery with strategic guidance, requiring strong cloud experience across AWS/Azure/GCP and a passion for solving

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in data engineering, data platforms & analytics, or software engineering
• Working knowledge of two or more common Cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP) with expertise in at least one

Responsibilities

• Lead production-grade solutions for government customers
• Architect and implement end-to-end data/AI solutions
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and customer teams

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

Analytics

Software engineering

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer for public sector work in a hybrid role based around the Washington, DC metro area.

You will own architecture and lead end-to-end data and AI solutions for federal, state, and local government customers, collaborating with engineering, product, and customer teams to deliver measurable impact. The role combines hands-on technical delivery with strategic guidance, requiring strong cloud experience across AWS/Azure/GCP and a passion for solving