Databricks
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail
$182K–$250K
Dallas, Texas +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 23, 2026
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
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 delivery from design through deployment.
What you'll do
- Deliver production-grade customer systems, including data architectures, ingestion, applications, and ML/AI integrations.
- Guide customers on architecture, design, adoption, and technical project delivery; coordinate with customer and Databricks teams.
- Create reusable accelerators and provide product and implementation feedback to help scale solutions.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms and analytics, or software engineering.
- Code in Python, Scala, JavaScript, or TypeScript; working knowledge of at least two cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP) and expertise in one.
- Deep experience with distributed computing using Apache Spark and knowledge of Spark runtime internals.
- Experience delivering technical projects and designing production data architectures and applications; familiarity with CI/CD and working knowledge of MLOps, ML/AI models, and AI APIs.
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
Integrate ML/AI models and AI APIs into production data solutions; guide customers on data and AI applications.
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