Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer
About this role
Organizations often struggle to unlock the full value of their data and implement complex big data solutions without dedicated technical guidance. Databricks addresses this challenge by deploying expert engineers directly into client environments to ensure successful adoption and execution.
Within the Professional Services team, the Senior Forward Deployed Engineer collaborates with clients on short to medium-term engagements focused on big data challenges. Responsibilities include building reference architectures, guiding strategic implementations, and resolving escalated operational issues. Ideal candidates possess a strong background in client-facing technical roles and enjoy solving diverse architectural problems.
What you will do
- Collaborate with clients on short to medium-term customer engagements to address big data challenges using the Databricks platform.
- Deliver data engineering, data science, and cloud technology projects by integrating with client systems and providing training.
- Build reference architectures, how-to guides, production-grade MVPs, and greenfield projects.
- Guide strategic customers through transformational big data projects and third-party migrations, including end-to-end design, build, and deployment.
- Provide an escalated level of support for customer operational issues and work alongside project managers and architects.
- Channel product and implementation feedback to engineering and customer support to guide rapid issue resolution.
What you need
- Bring at least eight years of experience working with big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, cloud native environments, and data lakes.
- Demonstrate a background in a customer-facing post-sales, technical architecture, or consulting role.
- Write code comfortably in either Python or Scala.
- Manage technical project delivery, including scope and timelines.
- Possess documentation and white-boarding skills along with experience working with clients and managing conflicts.
- Travel to customer locations between twenty and thirty percent of the time.
Nice to have
- Databricks Certification
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the travel requirement for this role?
You will need to travel to customer locations twenty to thirty percent of the time.
Who does this position report to?
The role reports directly to the Senior Manager of Professional Services.
What kind of projects will I work on?
You will handle impactful customer technical projects such as building reference architectures, how-tos, production-grade MVPs, and greenfield projects.