Senior Public Sector Data & AI Forward-Deployed Engineer

Databricks; Delaware; Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to work with federal government customers, building production-grade 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, with a focus on security, scalability, and customer value. This hands-on, hybrid role requires travel to client sites 20-25% and strong collaboration with engineering, product, and

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in data engineering, data platforms & analytics, or software engineering.
• Fluency in Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks.
• Working knowledge of two or moreCloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP) with expertise in at least one.
• Deep experience with distributed computing with Apache Spark and Spark internals.
• CI/CD for production deployments, working knowledge of MLOps, ML/AI models and AI APIs.
• Design and deployment of production end-to-end data architectures combining data pipelines, ML/AI models and UI.
• Experience with technical project delivery, documentation and white-boarding.
• Experience with enterprise clients and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture decisions and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development.
• Deliver production-grade solutions with reference architectures and custom integrations.
• Embed with customer teams, training and supporting adoption of the Databricks platform.
• Travel to customer locations 20-25% of the time.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to shape delivery with measurable business impact.
• Provide feedback to accelerate resolution of product and support issues.

Skills

Python

Scala

JavaScript/TypeScript

Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Apache Spark

CI/CD

MLOps

Data engineering

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer to work with federal government customers, building production-grade 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, with a focus on security, scalability, and customer value. This hands-on, hybrid role requires travel to client sites 20-25% and strong collaboration with engineering, product, and