Databricks
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services
$182K–$250K
Charlotte, North Carolina +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 22, 2026
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina
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 architecture and technical delivery for enterprise projects.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and deploy production-grade data architectures, applications, ingestion systems, and ML/AI integrations.
- Guide customers on architecture and implementation, working with stakeholders and internal teams to deliver projects to specification.
- Create reusable accelerators 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 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 at least one; deep Apache Spark distributed-computing experience and knowledge of Spark runtime internals.
- Experience delivering technical projects and working with enterprise clients and diverse stakeholders.
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 systems and applications; guide customers on big data and AI deployments.
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