Databricks
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer
$182K–$250K
Chicago, Illinois +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
Remote - California - Experience
- 6+ years in data engineering, data platforms and analytics, or software engineering.
About the job
Build and productionize customer-facing data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform, owning architecture and delivery from design through deployment.
What you'll do
- Lead customer projects delivering production-grade data, AI, and application systems, including architectures, applications, ingestion, and model integration.
- Guide customers on architecture, implementation, and adoption while coordinating delivery with internal and customer teams.
- Provide product feedback and contribute reusable accelerators, frameworks, and best practices.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms and analytics, or software engineering.
- Code in at least one of Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern frameworks.
- Working knowledge of at least two cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP), with expertise in at least one; deep distributed computing experience with Apache Spark and knowledge of Spark runtime internals.
- Experience delivering technical projects, designing production end-to-end data architectures and applications, and working with enterprise clients and stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Databricks Certification
Pay
$182,000 — $250,208 USD (base salary, Zones 1–4)
Tools
Databricks, Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, AWS, Azure, GCP, Apache Spark
AI focus
Build and deploy customer data and AI solutions, including ML/AI model integration; apply working knowledge of MLOps, ML/AI models, and AI APIs.
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