Databricks · 1 day ago
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$229K/yr - $320K/yrDatabricks is a leading data and AI company that collaborates with strategic customers to deliver innovative solutions. The Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) role involves designing and implementing custom applications on the Databricks platform, focusing on customer engagement and technical problem-solving.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Own the Architecture: Lead architecture and design decisions, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with both customer needs and Databricks best practices
Application Engineering: Design and develop applications spanning backend, frontend, and integrations, bringing data and AI to life for enterprise users leveraging the Databricks platform
Solution Delivery: Deliver production-grade systems from data ingestion and transformation through ML/AI model integration to user-facing applications and enablement
Customer Immersion: Embed with customer teams, engaging with stakeholders from technical ICs to executives to deeply understand challenges and deliver impact
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Sales, Product, and Field Engineering to ensure a seamless customer journey from pre-sales through post-deployment
Reusable Assets & Scale: Contribute accelerators, frameworks, and best practices that scale impact across accounts and influence the Databricks product roadmap
Qualification
Required
Strong background in software engineering with experience across backend, frontend, and systems integration
Proficiency in Python, SQL, Java/Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern frameworks
Demonstrated ability to design, build, and deploy production applications that combine data pipelines, ML/AI models, and user-facing interfaces
Familiarity working with AI APIs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini into applications
Leveraging AI code generation tools to accelerate productivity
Proven track record of delivering technical solutions in enterprise environments that drive measurable outcomes
Ability to engage across a broad stakeholder range, from engineers to C-level executives
Translating complex concepts into actionable solutions
Curiosity, adaptability, and eagerness to explore new technologies, domains, and customer challenges
Ability and interest to travel up to 50% as needed to client sites
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Company
Databricks
Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.
Founded in 2013
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (385)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25.81BKey Investors
Counterpoint GlobalFranklin TempletonAndreessen Horowitz
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $4B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
2025-01-13Debt Financing· $5.25B
Leadership Team
Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
David Conte
Chief Financial Officer
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