Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games

About the Position

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Job ID: CSQ127R318

As a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) in our Professional Services team, you will work with clients on short to medium term customer engagements on their big data challenges using the Databricks platform. You will provide data engineering, data science, and cloud technology projects which require integrating with client systems, training, and other technical tasks to help customers get the most value out of their data. RSAs are billable and know how to complete projects according to specification with excellent customer service. You will report to the regional Manager/Lead.

Responsibilities

• Work on a variety of impactful customer technical projects which may include designing and building reference architectures, creating how-to's and productionalizing customer use cases
• Collaborate with engagement managers to scope a variety of professional services work with input from the customer
• Guide strategic customers as they implement transformational big data projects, 3rd party migrations, including end-to-end design, build, and deployment of industry-leading big data and AI applications
• Consult on architecture and design; bootstrap or implement customer projects which lead to a customer's successful understanding, evaluation, and adoption of Databricks
• Provide an escalated level of support for customer operational issues
• Work with the Databricks technical team, Project Manager, Architect, and Customer team to ensure the technical components of the engagement are delivered to meet customer's needs
• Collaborate with Engineering and Databricks Customer Support to provide product and implementation feedback and to guide rapid resolution for engagement-specific product and support issues

Requirements

• 6+ years experience in data engineering, data platforms & analytics
• Comfortable writing code in either Python, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern frameworks
• Working knowledge of two or more common Cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP) with expertise in at least one
• Deep experience with distributed computing with Apache Spark™ and knowledge of Spark runtime internals
• Familiarity with CI/CD for production deployments
• Working knowledge of MLOps
• Design and deployment of performant end-to-end data architectures
• Experience with technical project delivery - managing scope and timelines
• Documentation and white-boarding skills
• Experience working with clients and managing conflicts
• Build skills in technical areas which support the deployment and integration of Databricks-based solutions to complete customer projects
• Travel to customers 20% of the time
• Databricks Certification

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $182,000-$250,208 USD
• Eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits
• Opportunity to work with a global team in a dynamic and innovative environment

About the Company

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide - including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 - rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics, and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

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