JobsAI Engineer - FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer)
Databricks logo

AI Engineer - FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer)

Databricks

Location

United States

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/24/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.7% approval+19% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

The AI Engineer - FDE role at Databricks is designed for experienced engineers who will work on building and deploying innovative GenAI applications. The AI Forward Deployed Engineering team focuses on delivering professional services to customers, enhancing their AI capabilities. This position requires collaboration with various teams to influence product development and strategic initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a passion for customer engagement and a strong background in AI technologies.

Requirements

  • Experience building GenAI applications, including RAG, multi-agent systems, and Text2SQL.
  • Expertise in deploying production-grade GenAI applications with evaluation and optimizations.
  • Extensive hands-on industry data science experience using tools like pandas, scikit-learn, and PyTorch.
  • Experience building production-grade machine learning deployments on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Graduate degree in a quantitative discipline or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Passion for collaboration and driving business value through AI.
  • Preferred experience using the Databricks Intelligence Platform and Apache Spark™.

Responsibilities

  • Develop cutting-edge GenAI solutions to solve customer problems.
  • Own production rollouts of consumer and internally facing GenAI applications.
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers across various domains.
  • Present at conferences and be recognized as a thought leader.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product and engineering teams to influence priorities.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Databricks Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

83

FY2026

Approval rate

99.7%

FY2026

LCA certified

174

FY2026

Entry-level share

4.0%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+19%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-54%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

Is this posting expired or inaccurate?