Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer

About the role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will embed directly with our most strategic customers to design and deliver custom full‑stack applications and solutions on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and other common software stacks. This is a hands‑on, customer‑facing role for software engineers, developers, and builders who thrive at the intersection of technology and business impact.

Key responsibilities

• Own the Architecture: lead design decisions to ensure secure, scalable solutions aligned with customer needs and Databricks best practices.
• Application Engineering: design and develop backend, frontend, and integration components that bring data and AI to life for enterprise users.
• Solution Delivery: build production‑grade systems from data ingestion and transformation through ML/AI model integration to user‑facing applications.
• Customer Immersion: embed with customer teams, engaging stakeholders from technical ICs to executives to 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 product roadmap.

Required profile

• Engineering Depth: strong background in software engineering across backend, frontend, and systems integration.
• Application Delivery: proven ability to design, build, and deploy production applications that combine data pipelines, ML/AI models, and user interfaces.
• AI/ML Experience: familiarity with AI APIs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini, and use of AI code‑generation tools.
• Customer Impact: track record of delivering technical solutions in enterprise environments that drive measurable outcomes.
• Collaboration & Communication: ability to engage a broad range of stakeholders, from engineers to C‑level executives.
• Learning Mindset: curiosity, adaptability, and eagerness to explore new technologies and domains.

Required skills

• Python
• SQL
• Java
• Scala
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• Modern web frameworks
• OpenAI API
• Anthropic API
• Gemini API
• AI code‑generation tools