Databricks
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer
$182K–$250K
New York City, New York +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Location
- New York City, New York
Remote - California - Experience
- 6+ years in data engineering, data platforms & analytics, or software engineering.
About the job
Build and productionize customer data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform, leading architecture and technical delivery from design through deployment.
What you'll do
- Deliver production-grade customer systems, including data architectures, applications, ingestion, and ML/AI integration.
- Guide customer architecture and adoption, and coordinate technical delivery with customer and Databricks 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 Python, Scala, JavaScript, or TypeScript and modern frameworks.
- Working knowledge of at least two cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP), with expertise in at least one; deep Apache Spark experience and knowledge of Spark runtime internals.
- Experience delivering technical projects, designing production data architectures and applications, and working with enterprise clients and stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with CI/CD and working knowledge of MLOps, ML/AI models, and AI APIs.
- Databricks Certification.
Pay
$182,000 — $250,208 USD (base salary); $182,000 — $250,208 USD (base salary); $182,000 — $250,208 USD (base salary); $182,000 — $250,208 USD (base salary)
Tools
Databricks, Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, AWS, Azure, GCP, Apache Spark
AI focus
Build and productionize customer AI solutions, integrating ML/AI models and AI APIs into end-to-end systems.
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