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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 26 days Databricks's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Databricks's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Databricks
- low 0 stale, 25 reposted of 879 open
- Hiring momentum
- 1112 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Databricks's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Databricks.
About this role
As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer at Databricks, you will work closely with customers to develop and implement solutions addressing their data and AI challenges using the Databricks platform. Your role involves leading architecture and design decisions, delivering production-grade systems, and guiding customers through the implementation of big data projects. This hands-on position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery and customer satisfaction.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Databricks as an employer.
What you need
- 6+ years experience in data engineering, data platforms & analytics, or software engineering
- 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, ML/AI models and AI APIs
Worth weighing
- Travel to customers 20% of the time
- No specific benefits listed in the posting
- Pay range transparency provided, but actual compensation may vary based on individual factors
- Role involves significant customer interaction and project delivery, which may require strong interpersonal skills
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Listed by Databricks on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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