Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer

fde; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks in New York City is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer on the AI Forward Deployed Engineering team. You will work directly with enterprise customers to deploy GenAI solutions on the Databricks platform, focusing on RAG over lakehouse data and agent frameworks.

The role is based in New York City with a compensation band of $182K–$250K, reflecting the high-impact, customer-facing nature of the work within a leading, transparent tech organization.

Job description

New York City, New York Posted August 21, 2026

Why it's interesting

Senior FDE on Databricks' deployment team in New York City, New York 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 New York City, New York; posted band $182K–$250K. Verified live on Databricks' Greenhouse board.