AI Engineer - FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer)
Req ID: CSQ427R332
Mission
The AI Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE) team is a highly specialized customer-facing AI
team at Databricks. We deliver professional services engagements to help our customers build
and productionize first-of-its-kind AI applications. We work cross-functionally to shape
long-term strategic priorities and initiatives alongside engineering, product, and developer
relations, as well as support internal subject matter expert (SME) teams. We view our team as
an ensemble: we look for individuals with strong, unique specializations to improve the overall
strength of the team. This team is the right fit for you if you love working with customers,
teammates, and fueling your curiosity for the latest trends in GenAI, LLMOps, and ML more
broadly.
We welcome remote applicants located near our offices. Preferred locations: Amsterdam, NL
Reporting to: Senior Manager - AI FDE, EMEA
The impact you will have:

Develop cutting-edge GenAI solutions, incorporating the latest techniques from Databricks AI
research to solve customer problems
Own production rollouts of consumer and internally facing GenAI applications
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers across a variety of domains
Present at conferences such as Data + AI Summit, recognized as a thought leader internally and
externally
Collaborate cross-functionally with the product and engineering teams to influence priorities
and shape the product roadmap 

What we look for:

Experience building GenAI applications, including RAG, multi-agent systems, Text2SQL,
fine-tuning, etc., with tools such as HuggingFace, LangChain, and DSPy
Expertise in deploying production-grade GenAI applications, including evaluation and
optimizations 
Extensive years of hands-on industry data science experience, leveraging common machine
learning and data science tools, i.e. pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch, etc.
Experience building production-grade machine learning deployments on AWS, Azure, or GCP
Graduate degree in a quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics,
Operations Research, etc.) or equivalent practical experience
Experience communicating and/or teaching technical concepts to non-technical and technical
audiences alike
Passion for collaboration, life-long learning, and driving business value through AI
[Preferred] Experience using the Databricks Intelligence Platform and Apache Spark™ to
process large-scale distributed datasets
Willing to travel once every 4-8 weeks to see customers (as needed)
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.BenefitsAt
Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of
our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can
excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal
employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are
considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status,
gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability,
political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran
status, and other protected characteristics.
Compliance
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for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.