# Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business

CSQ227R258 As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will work with customers to build and productionize solutions to their data & AI challenges using the Databricks Platform. You will own the architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development. We work cross-functionally to shape long-term strategic priorities and initiatives alongside engineering, product, and developer relations. FDEs deliver with customer empathy, integrating with client systems, training, and other technical needs to help customers get the most value out of their data. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role for builders who thrive at the intersection of technology and business impact. The ideal candidate combines engineering expertise with adaptability, curiosity, and a passion for working with customers and teammates to solve complex problems that drive measurable outcomes. FDEs are billable and know how to complete projects according to specifications with exceptional customer empathy. Location: San Francisco Bay Area Preferred This role is San Francisco Bay Area-focused. We're looking for someone who is based in the San Francisc

- **Id**: 921080
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/databricks-sr-forward-deployed-engineer-fde-digital-native-business-2>
- **Role**: Solutions
- **Role family**: Solutions
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-14T20:26:05Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T08:16:18Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 56
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6721
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Query Engines & Big Data Processing, Data Warehouses & Lakehouses, MLOps

## Company

- **Id**: 15
- **Name**: Databricks
- **Domain**: databricks.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/databricks>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 88
- **Open postings**: 833
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.259
- **Repost share**: 0.005
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 82
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 182000
- **Max**: 250208
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 250208

## Technologies

- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **Bootstrap** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Databricks** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Scala** — Optional: no
- **Spark** — Optional: no
- **TypeScript** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Days open**: 56

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-15T00:57:57Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 517 · green card filings: 130; Filings 12m: 517

## Liveness

- **Score**: 60
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.839
- **P room**: 0.72
- **Age days**: 56
- **Expected fill days**: 82
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:mid, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 250208
- **Is top pay**: yes

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