Databricks
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Manufacturing
$182K–$250K
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 3, 2026
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remote - Texas - Experience
- 6+ years; experience may be 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, owning architecture and delivery from design through deployment.
What you'll do
- Lead customer projects delivering production-grade data systems, applications, ingestion pipelines, and ML/AI integrations.
- Guide customers on architecture, design, adoption, and implementation; coordinate technical delivery with customer and Databricks teams.
- Provide product feedback and contribute reusable accelerators, frameworks, and best practices.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms and analytics, or software engineering.
- Code in Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern frameworks.
- Working knowledge of at least two cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP), with expertise in one; deep distributed-computing experience with Apache Spark 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); $182,000 — $250,208 USD (base salary); $182,000 — $250,208 USD (base salary); $182,000 — $250,208 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, AWS, Azure, GCP, Apache Spark, CI/CD
AI focus
Build and integrate ML/AI models and AI applications into production customer solutions; apply MLOps and AI APIs.
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