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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer in USA

  • Databricks
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Chicago, IL

Responsibilities

  • Lead customer technical projects by designing and delivering production-grade systems, reference architectures, custom applications, data ingestion, and ML/AI model integrations.
  • Guide strategic customers through the end-to-end design, build, deployment, evaluation, and adoption of big data and AI applications.
  • Own architecture and design decisions to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with customer needs and Databricks best practices.
  • Embed with customer teams and engage stakeholders ranging from technical individual contributors to executives to understand challenges and deliver measurable impact.
  • Collaborate with engagement managers, project managers, architects, Databricks technical teams, engineering, and customer support to deliver technical engagement components and resolve issues.
  • Contribute reusable accelerators, frameworks, and best practices that scale across accounts and inform the Databricks product roadmap.
  • Train customers, provide implementation guidance, and deliver technical and product feedback.

Requirements

  • At least 6 years of experience in data engineering, data platforms and analytics, or software engineering.
  • Ability to write code in Python, Scala, JavaScript, or TypeScript and work with modern frameworks.
  • Working knowledge of at least two major cloud ecosystems—AWS, Azure, or GCP—with expertise in at least one.
  • Deep experience with distributed computing using Apache Spark, including knowledge of Spark runtime internals.
  • Working knowledge of MLOps, ML/AI models, and AI APIs.
  • Experience designing and deploying performant, production-grade end-to-end data architectures and applications combining data pipelines, ML/AI models, and user-facing interfaces.
  • Experience delivering technical projects, including managing scope and timelines, measuring outcomes, and translating complex concepts into actionable solutions.
  • Documentation and whiteboarding skills.
  • Experience working with enterprise clients and managing conflicts across a broad range of stakeholders.
  • Curiosity, adaptability, and eagerness to learn technologies that support Databricks-based solution deployment and integration.
  • Databricks Certification.

Benefits

  • The role includes travel to customers approximately 20% of the time.
  • Benefits and perks are offered, with specific details varying by region.

Salary: $182k - $250k/yr

Databricks

Databricks develops a robust Data Intelligence Platform that empowers over 10,000 organizations globally to unify and democratize data, analytics, and AI. Designed for businesses looking to leverage the full potential of their data, Databricks stands out for its innovative solutions created by th...

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