Databricks
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
$182K–$250K
Washington, D.C. +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 12, 2026
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
Remote - Texas - Experience
- 6+ years.
About the job
Build and productionize customer-facing data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform, leading architecture, implementation, and technical delivery.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and deploy production-grade data architectures, applications, ingestion pipelines, and ML/AI integrations.
- Guide customer teams on architecture and implementation, and coordinate technical delivery with Databricks and customer stakeholders.
- Provide product feedback and contribute reusable frameworks, accelerators, and best practices.
What they ask for
- 6+ years experience in data engineering, data platforms & analytics, or software engineering.
- Ability to code in 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 and working with enterprise clients and broad stakeholder groups.
Nice to have
- 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 deploy data and AI applications, including ML/AI model integration; apply MLOps, ML/AI models, and AI APIs.
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