TL;DR

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (AI): Design and deliver custom fullstack applications and AI solutions on the Databricks platform with an accent on architecture, application delivery, and customer impact. Focus on leading design decisions, embedding with strategic customers, and integrating AI/ML models into production-grade systems.

Location: Must be based in London, United Kingdom with up to 50% travel to client sites.

Company

Databricks is a leading data and AI company providing a unified Data Intelligence Platform used by over 10,000 organizations worldwide, including many Fortune 500 companies.

What you will do

  • Own the Architecture: Lead architecture and design decisions ensuring secure, scalable solutions aligned with customer needs.
  • Design and develop fullstack applications integrating data engineering, AI, and user-facing components.
  • Deliver production-grade systems from data ingestion through ML/AI model integration to applications.
  • Embed with customer teams to understand challenges and deliver impactful solutions.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product, and Field Engineering for seamless customer experience.
  • Contribute reusable assets and best practices to scale impact and influence product roadmap.

Requirements

  • Must be based in or able to work from London, United Kingdom.
  • Strong software engineering skills across backend, frontend, and systems integration with proficiency in Python, SQL, Java/Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Experience delivering production applications combining data pipelines, ML/AI models, and user interfaces.
  • Familiarity with AI APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini) and AI code generation tools.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills engaging stakeholders from engineers to C-level executives.
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% to client sites.

Culture & Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits tailored to regional needs.
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion in hiring and workplace culture.
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge data and AI technologies.
  • Collaborative and customer-focused team environment.