Databricks
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail
$182K–$250K
Chicago, Illinois +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 23, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
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 architectures, applications, data ingestion, and ML/AI integrations.
- Guide customers on architecture, implementation, and adoption while managing technical project delivery and stakeholder needs.
- Work across customer and Databricks teams to resolve delivery issues and contribute reusable assets and product feedback.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms and analytics, or software engineering.
- Ability to code in Python, Scala, JavaScript, or TypeScript, and familiarity with 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 with CI/CD, MLOps, ML/AI models and APIs, production data architectures, and technical project delivery.
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 architectures and applications; guide customer data and AI projects.
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