Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer
Databricks
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Description
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As a Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer 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 to get most value out of their data. FDEs are billable and know how to complete projects according to specification with excellent customer service. You will report to the Sr. Manager, Professional Services.
The impact you will have:
- You will work on a variety of impactful customer technical projects which may include building reference architectures, how-to's and production grade MVPs / Greenfield projects
- 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 strategic customer projects which leads to a customers' successful understanding, evaluation and adoption of Databricks
- Provide an escalated level of support for customer operational issues.
- You will 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
- Work with Engineering and Databricks Customer Support to provide product and implementation feedback and to guide rapid resolution for engagement specific product and support issues
What we look for:
- 8+ years experience with Big Data Technologies such as Apache Spark™, Kafka, Cloud Native and Data Lakes in a customer-facing post-sales, technical architecture or consulting role.
- Comfortable writing code in either Python or Scala.
- 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 - 30% of the time
- Nice to have: Databricks Certification
About Databricks
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.
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About this role
Databricks' Professional Services team in Melbourne is seeking a senior engineer to lead customer engagements around big data and AI implementation. You'll work directly with clients on short to medium-term projects—designing and building production systems, guiding migrations, and helping organizations adopt the Databricks platform. The work spans technical architecture, hands-on development, training, and troubleshooting, with close collaboration between customer teams, project managers, and Databricks' own engineering and support groups.
This role demands 8+ years working with big data technologies like Spark and Kafka in a customer-facing capacity, combined with solid coding ability in Python or Scala and proven experience delivering technical projects on scope and schedule. You'll need strong communication skills for whiteboarding, documentation, and managing client relationships, including navigating conflicts. Travel to customer sites will account for 20–30% of your time. A Databricks certification is valued but not required.
The position suits someone who enjoys solving real-world data problems for enterprise clients and thrives in a mix of consulting, architecture, and hands-on engineering work. You'll report to the Senior Manager of Professional Services and work in-office in Melbourne.
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