Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer

fde; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer for the AI Forward Deployed Engineering team in Austin, Texas. You will deploy GenAI on the Databricks platform for enterprise customers, focusing on RAG over lakehouse data and agent frameworks.

This customer-facing role is based in Austin and involves productionizing GenAI solutions. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and scale deployments while maintaining high reliability and security.

Qualifications

• Experience deploying GenAI solutions for enterprise clients.
• Strong collaboration with customer-facing engineering teams.
• Knowledge of RAG over lakehouse data and agent frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Build and productionize GenAI on the Databricks platform for enterprise customers.
• Lead deployment efforts from design to operationalization.

Skills

Customer-facing

GenAI deployment

Team collaboration

Tools

MLflow

Databricks

Job description

Senior FDE on Databricks' deployment team in Austin, Texas at a transparent $182K–$250K. Part of the largest forward-deployed engineering org outside Palantir — Databricks now runs FDE across dozens of geos and verticals simultaneously.

The role

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer on Databricks' AI Forward Deployed Engineering team — a customer-facing group that builds and productionizes GenAI on the Databricks platform (RAG over lakehouse data, agent frameworks, MLflow evals) for enterprise customers. Based in Austin, Texas; posted band $182K–$250K. Verified live on Databricks' Greenhouse board.