Databricks
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
$182K–$250K
Denver, Colorado +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 12, 2026
- Location
- Denver, Colorado
Remote - Texas - 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, leading architecture, implementation, and technical delivery.
What you'll do
- Design and deliver production-grade data, AI, and application systems for customers, including architectures, ingestion, and model integration.
- Guide customer teams on architecture and implementation, and coordinate delivery with customer and Databricks stakeholders.
- Develop reusable frameworks and provide product and implementation feedback to Databricks teams.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms and analytics, or software engineering.
- Code proficiency in Python, Scala, JavaScript, or TypeScript and modern frameworks.
- Experience with two or more cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP), with expertise in at least one; distributed computing with Apache Spark and knowledge of Spark runtime internals.
- Experience delivering technical projects and designing production data architectures and applications; working knowledge of CI/CD, MLOps, ML/AI models, and AI APIs.
Nice to have
- Databricks Certification
Pay
$182,000 — $250,208 USD (base salary, Zone 1); $182,000 — $250,208 USD (base salary, Zone 2); $182,000 — $250,208 USD (base salary, Zone 3); $182,000 — $250,208 USD (base salary, Zone 4)
Tools
Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, AWS, Azure, GCP, Apache Spark, CI/CD
AI focus
Integrate ML/AI models and AI APIs into production data architectures and applications, and deliver customer data and AI solutions.
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