Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (Healthcare & Life Sciences)

TL;DR

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (AI/Data Engineering): Building and productionizing data and AI solutions for healthcare and life sciences customers with an accent on end-to-end architecture, Spark optimization, and ML/AI integration. Focus on designing scalable production-grade systems, leading technical design decisions, and bridging the gap between complex data challenges and business impact.

Location: New York City, NY or must be located within the Central or Eastern Time Zones

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 ingestion and ML/AI integration.
• Guide strategic customers through the end-to-end design, build, and deployment of industry-leading big data and AI applications.
• Own architecture and design decisions to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with best practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and customer support to provide feedback and resolve technical issues.
• Embed with customer teams and stakeholders, from technical ICs to executives, to deeply understand and solve complex challenges.
• Develop reusable accelerators and frameworks to scale impact across accounts and influence the product roadmap.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, analytics, or software engineering.
• Proficiency in Python, Scala, or JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks.
• Expertise in at least one major cloud ecosystem (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Deep experience with Apache Spark and knowledge of its runtime internals.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, MLOps, and AI APIs for production deployments.
• Must be based in the US (Central or Eastern Time Zones) and available for 20% travel to customers.

Nice to have

• Databricks Certification.
• Experience managing conflicts and technical delivery across a broad range of enterprise stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks tailored to the employee's region.
• Opportunity to work with the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow.
• Inclusive culture committed to diversity and equal employment opportunity.
• High-impact role combining deep engineering expertise with direct business influence.