Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Core
Lead a team of customer-facing engineers to design, build, and productionize high-impact data and AI solutions on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform for strategic customers.
Role type
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (hands-on IC leadership)
Builds
Customer-specific data engineering and AI solutions on the Databricks platform
Domain
Data Engineering, AI, Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | client delivery
Required skills
Team leadership, hands-on data engineering, big data systems, modern data workloads (ingestion, transformation, orchestration, warehousing, streaming), Python, SQL, distributed processing frameworks, cloud platforms, executive communication, solution design, delivery management
Preferred skills
Apache Spark, data governance, reusable delivery frameworks, cross-functional strategy influence
Technologies
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, Apache Spark, Python, SQL, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Responsibilities
Lead, hire, and mentor a team of ~10 Forward Deployed Engineers; partner with customers to shape complex engagements; guide end-to-end solution delivery from discovery to deployment; serve as senior technical escalation point; coach engineers on solution design and career development; align with Sales, Field Engineering, and Product leadership; improve repeatability through reusable patterns and best practices
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC leadership