Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer

fde; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to join the AI Forward Deployed Engineering team. This customer‑facing role builds and productionizes GenAI on the Databricks platform, enabling RAG workflows over lakehouse data and MLflow evaluations for enterprise customers.

The position is remote from Washington, DC, with a compensation band of $182K–$250K annually. You will collaborate with clients across geos and verticals while contributing to a leading deployment

Job description

$182K–$250K Databricks data platform GenAI remote

Remote - Washington DC · Posted August 21, 2026

Why it's interesting

Senior FDE on Databricks' deployment team in Remote - Washington DC 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 remote in Washington DC; posted band $182K–$250K. Verified live on Databricks' Greenhouse board.