Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Oversee regional performance targets including billable utilization, team growth, and hiring
• ▹Partner with Account Executives, Engagement Managers, and Field Engineering leaders to position and deliver Professional Services programs
• ▹Establish best practices for project oversight, risk management, and quality standards
• ▹Synthesize field insights from engagements and provide feedback to Engineering and Product management
• ▹Serve as the critical escalation point for high-stakes customer situations
• ▹Mentor Forward Deployed Engineers through structured career pathways and technical coaching

Requirements

• ▹4+ years of people leadership experience managing high-performing technical delivery teams, solution architects, or professional services organizations
• ▹5+ years of hands-on individual contributor experience as a technical solutions architect or data/AI engineer
• ▹Demonstrated success leading large-scale data projects

Soft skills

About the company

Databricks is redefining what organizations can achieve with data and AI, as the unified platform powering the world's most ambitious data-driven enterprises at the intersection of cloud migrations, AI transformation, and real-time intelligence.