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FDE jobs at Databricks

Databricks FDE postings combine hands-on customer engineering, data platforms, AI applications, and delivery work.

Later private · About 5,000+ people

73 postings, 1 new in the last 30 days20 metrosmedian posted base $216,000Careers at Databricks ↗read

73 open FDE roles at Databricks

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

San Francisco, CA · Mountain View, CASan Francisco, CA +1

$182,000–$250,208

6 postings
  • San Francisco, CA · 7w ago · $182,000–$250,208View job →
  • San Francisco, CA · 7w ago · $182,000–$250,208View job →
  • San Francisco, CA · Remote · 7w ago · $182,000–$250,208View job →
  • San Francisco, CA · Remote · 7w ago · $182,000–$250,208View job →
  • Mountain View, CA · 3mo ago · $182,000–$250,208View job →
  • San Francisco, CA · 7mo ago · $182,000–$250,208View job →
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail

US · Denver, CO · Dallas, TX +3US +5

$182,000–$250,208

7 postings

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services

Washington, DC · Charlotte, NC · New York, NY +7Washington, DC +9

$182,000–$250,208

9 postings

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games

Philadelphia, PA · Raleigh, NC · Mountain View, CA +11Philadelphia, PA +13

$182,000–$250,208

14 postings

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences

Philadelphia, PA · Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX +4Philadelphia, PA +6

$182,000–$250,208

7 postings

59 of 73 postings are hands-on engineering in the customer’s own systems. Rows that do other work name it.

Compare these roles with pay ranges at other US FDE employers.

How Databricks describes FDE work

Databricks FDE roles cover architecture ownership, production systems, data engineering, AI and application development, customer training, and feedback to engineering and product teams. The work can also include billable customer delivery, so check the customer group and engagement model.

Mention travel

How often postings mention travel

97% of postings · US 42%

Well above average

Senior or staff level

Senior-level responsibility or above

100% of postings · US 94%

Above average

Require production code

Postings that involve writing production code

87% of postings · US 80%

Above average

Remote allowed

Not enough postings say

Work for external customers

Work done for people outside the company

99% of postings · US 86%

Above average

Include pre-sales work

Evaluation or proposal work before a deal

26% of postings · US 24%

About average

0%50%100%

Databricks’ postings mention travel far more often than the US average (97% vs 42%) and serve external customers more often (99% vs 86%).

Shares leave out postings that say nothing about a measure. Travel counts silence as no mention. Compare with all US FDE postings and read the method →

Pay at Databricks

Median posted base $216,000 · US senior FDE median $190,000

From 73 posted base ranges, each read at its middle. Bonus and equity are not counted. Compare pay across all Databricks postings →

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$180,000

6 postings

Remote (US) · Washington, DC · Fort Bragg, NC · +5 ·

$172,000

17 postings

Rosslyn, VA · Huntsville, AL

$200,000

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