Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (Financial Services)

TL;DR

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (AI/Data Engineering): Building and productionizing solutions to data and AI challenges for financial services customers with an accent on end-to-end system implementation, architecture design, and ML/AI integration. Focus on delivering production-grade systems, designing reference architectures, and solving complex distributed computing problems using Apache Spark.

Location: Washington, D.C. (Includes travel to customers 20% of the time)

Salary: $182,000 — $250,208 USD

Company

Databricks is a data and AI company providing a Data Intelligence Platform that unifies data, analytics, and AI for over 10,000 organizations worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead the delivery of production-grade systems, reference architectures, and custom applications for data and AI challenges.
• Implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development.
• Guide strategic customers through the design, build, and deployment of industry-leading big data and AI applications.
• Lead architecture and design decisions to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with best practices.
• Collaborate with internal engineering and product teams to provide feedback and influence the product roadmap.
• Embed with customer teams to deeply understand technical challenges and deliver measurable business impact.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms & analytics, or software engineering.
• Proficiency in Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern frameworks.
• Expertise in at least one major cloud ecosystem (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Deep experience with distributed computing and Apache Spark runtime internals.
• Working knowledge of MLOps, ML/AI models, and AI APIs.
• Ability to travel to customers 20% of the time.

Nice to have

• Databricks Certification.
• Experience working with enterprise clients and managing conflicts across broad stakeholder ranges.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks tailored to the employee's region.
• Eligibility for annual performance bonuses and equity.
• Inclusive work environment committed to diversity and equal opportunity.
• Opportunity to work at the intersection of high-end technology and direct business impact.