Databricks
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services
$182K–$250K
Boston, Massachusetts +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 22, 2026
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
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, leading technical architecture and delivery for enterprise projects.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and deploy production-grade data architectures, applications, and ML/AI integrations.
- Guide customers through architecture, project delivery, and adoption; coordinate with customer and Databricks teams.
- 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.
- 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 one; deep Apache Spark distributed-computing experience and knowledge of Spark runtime internals.
- Experience with production CI/CD, MLOps and ML/AI models or APIs, and technical project delivery with enterprise clients.
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 customer data applications and production solutions; apply MLOps practices.
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