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Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Manufacturing - Databricks
Software Engineer
Lead a high‑performing team of Forward Deployed and AI Engineers to help manufacturing enterprises migrate to the lakehouse, build next‑generation AI/GenAI solutions, and drive data‑centric business outcomes.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Forward Deployed Engineers and AI Engineers delivering end‑to‑end data and AI solutions for manufacturing clients.
- Partner with strategic enterprise accounts to design and implement lakehouse migrations, real‑time analytics pipelines, and AI/GenAI workloads.
- Architect scalable data engineering solutions using Python, Apache Spark, and SQL on major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Drive best practices for model development, deployment, and monitoring, ensuring production‑grade reliability and performance.
- Collaborate with product, sales, and customer success teams to translate business requirements into technical roadmaps.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering, machine learning, or AI engineering, with a proven track record of delivering large‑scale solutions.
- Strong expertise in Python, Apache Spark, and SQL, and hands‑on experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Demonstrated leadership ability to build, coach, and scale high‑performing technical teams.
- Deep understanding of manufacturing data domains and the challenges of modernizing legacy systems.
- Excellent communication skills to influence senior stakeholders and translate complex technical concepts into business value.
Skills
pythonapache sparksqlmachine learning