Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail
Skills
About the role
This is a senior forward deployed engineer role at Databricks, based in Austin, Texas, focused on retail customers. The engineer works directly with customers to build and productionize data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform, owning architecture and design decisions. It suits an experienced, customer-facing engineer who enjoys hands-on delivery across data engineering, AI, and application development.
What you’ll do
- Lead customer technical projects delivering production-grade systems and reference architectures
- Guide strategic customers through end-to-end design, build, and deployment of big data and AI applications
- Own architecture and design decisions, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with best practices
- Embed with customer teams, engaging stakeholders from technical ICs to executives
- Contribute reusable accelerators, frameworks, and best practices across accounts
- Work with Databricks engineering and support teams to guide resolution of product and support issues
What they’re looking for
- 6+ years experience in data engineering, data platforms and analytics, or software engineering
- Comfortable writing code in Python, Scala, or JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks
- Working knowledge of two or more cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP), with expertise in at least one
- Deep experience with distributed computing using Apache Spark and knowledge of Spark runtime internals
- Familiarity with CI/CD for production deployments
- Working knowledge of MLOps, ML/AI models, and AI APIs
- Experience with technical project delivery, managing scope, timelines, and measurable outcomes
- Experience working with enterprise clients and managing conflicts across stakeholders
Nice to have
- Databricks Certification
What’s on offer
- Pay range of $182,000-$250,208 USD across all zones
- Annual performance bonus and equity eligibility
- Travel to customers 20% of the time
Questions about this role
Is this role remote?
The posting does not say; it lists Austin, TX, USA as the location.
How much does it pay?
The pay range is $182,000-$250,208 USD, consistent across all zones.
How many years of experience do I need?
6+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, or software engineering.
Related roles
Sr. Solutions Architect, Customer Lake
A Solutions Architect role driving adoption of Databricks' Customer Lake CDP product, based in the United States.
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineer - North America
A remote-first forward deployed engineer role at ElevenLabs embedded with strategic customers to deliver technical integrations. Suited to a Python-proficient engineer who enjoys customer-facing work and regular travel to client sites.
Sr. Forward Deployed Software Engineer — Dubbing Platform
Senior forward deployed software engineer role at Sarvam AI for building customer-facing dubbing and translation systems in Bengaluru. The role suits engineers with 5+ years of experience, strong Python skills, and speech or media pipeline experience.
Sr. Field Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences
A senior field technical program manager role leading healthcare and life sciences implementation engagements for a data and AI platform company, covering the Central, Northeast and Southeast US.
Senior Forward Deployment Engineer
Clutch is hiring a senior forward deployment engineer for a worldwide remote role supporting credit-union software deployments. The position suits a TypeScript full-stack engineer who enjoys client work, production problem-solving, and owning complex implementations.
Forward Deployed Engineer (Agentic AI)
C5i is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer in Bengaluru to build and deploy agentic AI systems for regulated enterprise clients. The role suits a mid-level Python engineer with cloud, RAG, security, and client-facing delivery experience.