AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering, U.S. Public Sector

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Create innovative GenAI solutions by leveraging methodologies from Databricks AI research to address customer challenges.

• Take responsibility for the deployment of both consumer-oriented and internal GenAI applications.

• Act as a reliable technical advisor to clients across diverse sectors.

• Deliver presentations at events like the Data + AI Summit and serve as a thought leader both internally and externally.

• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to influence priorities and guide the product roadmap.

• Work collaboratively across engineering, product, developer relations, and internal subject matter expert teams.

• Assist customers in developing and launching pioneering AI applications.

⛳️ Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is mandatory.

• Must be eligible for a U.S. government secret clearance.

• A graduate degree in a quantitative field (such as Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Operations Research, etc.) or equivalent practical experience is required.

• Proven experience in developing GenAI applications, including RAG, multi-agent systems, Text2SQL, and fine-tuning.

• Familiarity with HuggingFace, LangChain, and DSPy is necessary.

• Proficient in deploying production-grade GenAI applications, including evaluation and optimization processes.

• Significant hands-on experience in industry data science is essential.

• Experience with tools such as pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch, and other machine learning/data science utilities.

• Proven track record in building production-grade machine learning deployments on platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Ability to communicate and/or educate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Willingness to travel approximately once every 4–8 weeks to meet with customers as necessary.

• Experience with the Databricks Intelligence Platform and Apache Spark is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

• Equity eligibility.

• Comprehensive benefits and perks (specific details vary by region, as provided by Databricks).

• Option for remote work.

• Opportunities for periodic client collaboration and on-site work.