Databricks•11 days ago
Associate Forward Deployed Engineer
Recruiter Fit Breakdown & Candid Summary
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This is an early-career, customer-facing technical role designed for software engineers looking to transition into client-facing technical leadership.
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Candidates should possess at least 2 years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or data platforms with strong Python and JavaScript/TypeScript skills.
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The position expects hybrid office work out of Mountain View or New York City, along with up to 20% travel to customer sites.
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Those who prefer purely internal engineering work or lack baseline software development experience should not apply.
Role Responsibilities
- 1Deliver production-grade systems, reference architectures, and reusable frameworks for enterprise customers.
- 2Support strategic customers through data and AI projects from prototype to production deployment.
- 3Contribute to architecture and design decisions for secure, scalable full-stack solutions on the Databricks platform.
- 4Embed with customer teams to understand challenges and deliver measurable business and technical impact.
- 5Collaborate with senior FDEs and engineering teams to unblock customers and feed product learnings back.
Skills Matrix
Must-Have Skills
Python
JavaScript/TypeScript(JS)
Cloud Computing(AWS)
Software Engineering
Computer Science Fundamentals
CI/CD
Nice-to-Have Skills
Apache Spark
Databricks Certification
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