Forward Deployed Engineering - Senior Architect (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Architect (AI): Building and productionizing data and AI solutions for customers using the Databricks platform with an accent on end-to-end system design and architecture. Focus on implementing scalable data pipelines, ML/AI model integration, and delivering measurable business outcomes.

Location: London, United Kingdom. Travel to customers 20% of the time is required.

Company

Databricks is the data and AI company providing a Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics, and AI for over 10,000 organizations worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead the design and delivery of production-grade systems, reference architectures, and custom applications.
• Guide strategic customers in implementing transformational big data projects and AI applications.
• Own architecture and design decisions to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with best practices.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Customer Support to provide feedback and guide product roadmap.
• Embed with customer teams to deeply understand technical challenges and deliver measurable impact.
• Develop reusable accelerators, frameworks, and best practices to scale impact across multiple accounts.

Requirements

• 6+ years 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 Apache Spark and knowledge of Spark runtime internals.
• Working knowledge of MLOps, ML/AI models, AI APIs, and CI/CD for production deployments.
• Proven experience with technical project delivery and managing enterprise clients.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks tailored to the local region.
• Inclusive culture committed to diversity and equal employment opportunity.
• Opportunity to work with the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow.