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AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering, U.S. Public Sector (Federal Focus)

Maryland; Virginia; Washington, D.C.From $250.2kmidAdded 2 weeks ago

About this role

Databricks is hiring an AI Engineer (Forward Deployed) to deliver specialized GenAI consulting and professional services to federal sector customers. You'll develop production-grade AI solutions, advise customers on advanced AI techniques, and help shape the product roadmap while working from the DC/Maryland/Virginia area with required U.S. citizenship and secret clearance eligibility.

What you'll do

  • Develop and deploy production-grade GenAI applications including RAG, multi-agent systems, and fine-tuning solutions for federal customers
  • Own end-to-end production rollouts and optimization of AI applications
  • Serve as technical advisor to customers across multiple domains and industries
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product and engineering teams to influence roadmap priorities
  • Present technical insights at conferences and establish thought leadership
  • Travel to customer sites periodically (once every 4-8 weeks) for engagement and collaboration

What they're looking for

  • GenAI application development (RAG, multi-agent systems, Text2SQL, fine-tuning)
  • LLM frameworks and tools (HuggingFace, LangChain, DSPy)
  • Production ML deployment on AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Data science tools (pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch)
  • Databricks Intelligence Platform and Apache Spark (preferred)
  • Technical communication and teaching to diverse audiences
  • Python and software engineering best practices
  • ML evaluation and optimization techniques

Benefits

  • Annual performance bonus eligibility
  • Equity compensation
  • Health, wellness, and retirement benefits
  • Remote work flexibility with periodic on-site engagement
  • Collaboration with cutting-edge AI research team
  • Exposure to Fortune 500 and innovative customer base
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Databricks

Databricks builds a unified data and AI platform that combines database systems, distributed computing, and generative AI capabilities across multi-cloud infrastructure. The company is hiring software engineers, applied AI engineers, and web engineers to develop core database engines, ML/AI features, inference systems, and user-facing products.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe a GenAI application you built from scratch through production deployment—what were the key evaluation and optimization challenges?
  • How would you approach advising a federal customer on selecting between RAG and fine-tuning for their specific use case?
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