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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector

Remote - CaliforniaFull-time$182k2026-08-18 → 2026-11-10
HybridSecurity clearance required

Core

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer building and productionizing data & AI solutions for federal government customers using the Databricks platform.

Role type

Senior hands-on IC Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

Builds

Production-grade systems, reference architectures, custom applications, data ingestion pipelines, and ML/AI model integrations for federal clients.

Domain

Public Sector / Data & AI Infrastructure

Required skills

Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, Apache Spark (runtime internals), Cloud ecosystems (AWS/Azure/GCP), MLOps, distributed computing, technical project delivery, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

MLOps expertise, Databricks Certification

Technologies

Databricks, Apache Spark, AWS, Azure, GCP

Responsibilities

Lead architecture and design decisions for customer solutions; deliver production-grade systems and custom applications; guide customers on architecture and design; embed with customer teams to understand challenges; contribute reusable assets and frameworks; collaborate with engineering and support teams to resolve issues.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC