Databricks
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
$182K–$250K
Remote - California · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years; experience may be in data engineering, data platforms and analytics, or software engineering.
About the job
Build and productionize customer data and AI solutions on the Databricks Platform, owning architecture and delivery of end-to-end systems.
What you'll do
- Lead customer projects from technical scoping and architecture through production deployment.
- Guide customers on solution design, implementation, and adoption; collaborate with Databricks teams to resolve engagement issues.
- Develop reusable accelerators and provide product and implementation feedback.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms and analytics, or software engineering.
- Coding ability in Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern frameworks.
- Working knowledge of two or more cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP), with expertise in at least one; deep Apache Spark distributed computing experience and knowledge of Spark runtime internals.
- Familiarity with CI/CD, MLOps, ML/AI models and AI APIs; experience delivering technical projects and working with enterprise clients.
Nice to have
- Databricks Certification
Pay
$182,000 — $250,208 USD (base salary)
Tools
Databricks Platform, Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, AWS, Azure, GCP, Apache Spark
AI focus
Integrate ML/AI models and AI APIs into production data architectures and applications; deliver customer AI solutions.
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