AI Engineer - FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) @Databricks

Overview

The AI Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE) team at Databricks is a specialized customer-facing AI team that delivers professional services to assist customers in building and deploying innovative AI applications. This role is intended for experienced engineers who will work collaboratively across various teams and engage directly with customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop cutting-edge GenAI solutions using the latest techniques from Databricks AI research.
• Own the production rollout of consumer and internally facing GenAI applications.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers across various domains.
• Present at conferences and act as a thought leader internally and externally.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to influence priorities and shape the product roadmap.

Requirements

• Experience building GenAI applications (RAG, multi-agent systems, Text2SQL, fine-tuning) with tools such as HuggingFace, LangChain, and DSPy.
• Expertise in deploying production-grade GenAI applications, including evaluation and optimizations.
• Extensive industry experience in data science and familiarity with tools like pandas, scikit-learn, and PyTorch.
• Experience with production-grade machine learning deployments on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Graduate degree in a quantitative discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong communication skills for conveying technical concepts to varied audiences.
• Passion for collaboration and driving business value through AI.
• [Preferred] Experience with the Databricks Intelligence Platform and Apache Spark™ for processing large datasets.
• Willingness to travel once every 4-8 weeks, as needed.

Benefits

Databricks provides comprehensive benefits and perks to meet employee needs. For specific details on benefits in your region, please refer to the company website.

Location

Remote (open to various locations within the United States)

How to Apply

For application instructions, please visit the Databricks careers page.

Deadline

No deadline stated.