About this role
The AI Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE) team at Databricks is a specialized, customer-facing group focused on delivering professional services to help clients build and productionize advanced AI applications. This role involves working cross-functionally with engineering, product, and developer relations teams to shape strategic initiatives and influence the product roadmap. Responsibilities include developing cutting-edge GenAI solutions, owning production rollouts for consumer and internal applications, serving as a technical advisor to customers, and presenting at industry conferences. Key requirements include extensive hands-on industry data science experience, expertise in building and deploying production-grade GenAI applications (including RAG, multi-agent systems, and fine-tuning), and proficiency with tools such as HuggingFace, LangChain, and DSPy. Candidates should have experience with machine learning deployments on major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and possess a graduate degree in a quantitative discipline or equivalent practical experience. Strong communication skills are essential for teaching technical concepts to diverse audiences. Preferred qualifications include experience with the Databricks Intelligence Platform and Apache Spark for large-scale data processing. The role requires occasional travel (once every 4-8 weeks) to visit customers.