Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

Function
Data & AI Engineering
No of Roles- 20 roles
Senior G7- 5-8 yrs
Location- PAN India Location
Upto : 22 LPA

Mandatory skills- Python, react, azure, gen AI, CICD

Role Overview
The Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) is a senior client-facing engineer embedded
with enterprise clients to design, build, and optimise production-grade data platforms on
Databricks. The role requires deep Spark and Databricks technical expertise combined with
solid client communication skills — the FDE leads technical engagements end-to-end, makes
defensible architecture decisions, and delivers measurable platform outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Client Engagement & Solution Design
∙Lead technical discovery sessions to understand client data platform challenges and
objectives
∙Design end-to-end Lakehouse architectures — Medallion (Bronze/Silver/Gold),
streaming, batch, and hybrid patterns
∙Present architecture recommendations and trade-off analyses to technical and executive
stakeholders
∙Produce solution architecture documents,



data flow diagrams, and design decision
records

Platform Engineering
∙Build production data pipelines using PySpark, Spark SQL, and Delta Lake on Databricks
∙Implement ingestion patterns using AutoLoader, Kafka, and event-driven architectures
∙Implement SCD Type 1/2/3 and CDC patterns for dimension and fact table management
∙Optimise Delta Lake tables — OPTIMIZE, VACUUM, Liquid Clustering, Z-Ordering, and
Deletion Vectors
∙Right-size and configure Databricks clusters — Job vs All-Purpose, Driver/Worker ratios,
auto-scaling, spot instances
∙Configure Unity Catalog — three-level namespace, data lineage, access controls, and
workspace federation
Performance & Production Engineering
∙Diagnose performance bottlenecks using Spark UI — stage analysis, shuffle, data skew,
and OOM resolution
∙Implement CI/CD pipelines using Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs), GitHub Actions, or
Azure DevOps
∙Define data quality checks,

📌 Forward Deployed Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Hawk Sense Business Solutions(formerly known as Hawk Sense Security Systems
📍 Bengaluru