Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer: what the postings ask for
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Databricks posts Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) roles, Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer roles, AI Engineer (FDE) roles, Deployment Strategist roles and related Manager, Engagement Manager and Program Manager titles. In FDE Dispatch's October 24, 2026 snapshot of public job boards, Databricks accounts for 122 of 725 FDE-family postings (16.8%) across 121 employers: 88 engineer-family, 25 management and 9 deployment strategist. All 122 leave workplace type blank; 95 of those blank-workplace postings list remote in their location. Travel appears in 99 postings, with a percentage in 88, most commonly 20%. 78 are US-located and 44 are outside the US. US posted pay repeats a few ranges, for example engineer $182,000 to $250,208; posted ranges are not offers. FDE Dispatch is not affiliated with Databricks; the figures come from Databricks's public job postings.
What Databricks calls the role
Databricks posts Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer titles alongside Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Engineer (FDE), AI Forward Deployed Engineer, Staff and Associate Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering Architect, Manager, Engagement Manager, Field and Technical Program Manager, and Deployment Strategist titles.
Of the 122 Databricks postings in this snapshot, 88 are engineer-family, 25 are management and 9 are deployment strategist. Title families: Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (66), Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (10), Deployment Strategist (9), Forward Deployed Engineer (8), Engagement Manager, FDE (8), AI Engineer (FDE) (4), Field Technical Program Manager, FDE (4), AI Forward Deployed Engineer (3), Forward Deployed Engineering Architect (3), Staff Forward Deployed Engineer (3), Technical Program Manager, FDE (3), and Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (1). Some titles name a vertical in the title string: Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (17), Public Sector / National Security (10), Financial Services (10), Digital Native Business (9), Healthcare & Life Sciences (9), Retail (8) and Manufacturing (5); 54 leave the vertical unlabeled. For the paired strategist track see deployment strategist vs forward deployed engineer.
Short definitions: Forward Deployed Engineer in the FDE glossary. Interview-round prep is on the FDE interview loop and the practice questions.
Where the roles are
78 of 122 Databricks postings are US-located; the densest location strings are United States (10), London, United Kingdom (8), Remote - India (6), San Francisco (5), Washington, D.C. (5), Chicago (5) and New York City (5).
| Location | Postings |
|---|---|
| United States | 10 |
| London, United Kingdom | 8 |
| Remote - India | 6 |
| San Francisco, California | 5 |
| Washington, D.C. | 5 |
| Chicago, Illinois | 5 |
| New York City, New York | 5 |
Workplace type: 122 blank, 0 onsite, 0 hybrid, 0 remote as a workplace-type value. Remote-listed is a separate location flag: 95 of the 122 blank-workplace postings list remote in their location. That is the most of any employer in the snapshot; the next highest, ElevenLabs, lists remote on 9. These counts are open postings on one day. Full metro and remote figures across all employers are on Forward Deployed Engineer jobs by location.
Databricks lists remote in the location field on 95 of its 122 FDE-family postings, the most of any employer in this snapshot. FDE Dispatch trains engineers for the customer-facing interview rounds those hiring loops use.
How much Databricks Forward Deployed roles travel
Travel appears in 99 of 122 Databricks postings (81.1%), and 88 state a percentage; the median stated upper bound is 20%, against 30% across all employers on how much forward deployed engineers travel.
Normalized bands: 20% on 75 postings, 20-25% on 6, 25-50% on 5, 50% on 1, and 20-30% on 1. Databricks's stated travel sits below the all-employer median upper bound of 30% from the same October 24, 2026 snapshot.
What Databricks posts for pay
US posted pay for Databricks repeats a few ranges by role family; posted ranges are not offers, and the all-employer US engineer median midpoint on Forward Deployed Engineer salary is $216,104.
| Role family | US postings with USD pay | Posted ranges (count) |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer | 61 | $182,000 to $250,208 (60); $152,900 to $210,155 (1) |
| Management | 9 | $178,800 to $245,850 (2); $156,000 to $214,500 (2); $219,800 to $302,150 (1); $189,200 to $260,150 (1); $211,800 to $291,300 (1); $130,300 to $179,200 (1); $140,400 to $193,050 (1) |
| Deployment strategist | 7 | $219,765 to $302,220 (6); $182,000 to $250,208 (1) |
One US-located Databricks posting lists no USD pay range in the snapshot fields; the other 44 without US USD pay are outside the US. Employer-once median midpoint across all FDE employers is $208,000; Databricks's most common engineer band of $182,000 to $250,208 has a midpoint of $216,104, matching the all-employer US engineer median midpoint.
How Databricks's mix compares to other employers
Databricks is 122 of 725 in-page-stat postings (16.8%) across 121 employers, with 95 remote-listed against 199 remote-listed (27.4%) across the full snapshot on the locations index.
The other 120 employers account for the remaining 603 postings. Databricks's workplace mix is 122 blank (0 onsite, 0 hybrid, 0 remote as workplace type); 95 of those blank-workplace postings list remote in their location. On travel, Databricks's median stated upper bound (20%) sits below the all-employer median (30%). On pay, Databricks's most common US engineer range ($182,000 to $250,208) has a midpoint equal to the all-employer US engineer median midpoint ($216,104). Title text marks no new-grad or internship Databricks seats in this cut. These counts are open postings on one pull date. FDE Dispatch is not affiliated with Databricks.
Method and data
Population: 122 Databricks postings with in_page_stats among the 725 FDE-family postings from 121 employers counted on the salary, job titles, locations and travel pages. Public Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby and Workday boards; snapshot pulled October 24, 2026. Recruiting agencies and duplicates removed.
Title families and vertical labels: keyword match on the posting title. The intern column is false for every Databricks row in this snapshot; early-career counts use title text and find none.
Travel: upper bound = largest number in the stated percentage string; bands normalize en-dash and hyphen variants. Workplace: workplace_type lowercased; missing counted as blank. Workplace-type buckets (onsite, hybrid, remote, blank) sum to 122. Remote-listed is a separate location flag. US pay: US-only location, USD range posted, first range on the posting. Posted ranges are not offers.
These 122 listings were live on the October 24, 2026 snapshot. The ATS posted_or_updated field can show dates earlier for evergreen listings; it is not a posting-date range and should not be read as when the role opened.
Downloads: Databricks JSON, field notes, and the per-posting postings JSON. All published datasets are listed on FDE Dispatch job-posting data. Built by scripts/build-databricks-aggregate.py.
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Questions people ask
What does Databricks call the Forward Deployed Engineer role?
Databricks posts Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer titles, Forward Deployed Engineer titles, AI Engineer (FDE) titles, AI Forward Deployed Engineer titles, Staff and Associate Forward Deployed Engineer titles, Forward Deployed Engineering Architect titles, Manager and Engagement Manager titles, Field and Technical Program Manager titles, and Deployment Strategist titles. In the October 24, 2026 snapshot, 88 of Databricks's 122 postings are engineer-family, 25 are management and 9 are deployment strategist. Title families: Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (66), Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (10), Deployment Strategist (9), Forward Deployed Engineer (8), Engagement Manager, FDE (8), AI Engineer (FDE) (4), Field Technical Program Manager, FDE (4), AI Forward Deployed Engineer (3), Forward Deployed Engineering Architect (3), Staff Forward Deployed Engineer (3), Technical Program Manager, FDE (3) and Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (1).
How much do Databricks Forward Deployed Engineers travel?
Travel is mentioned in 99 of Databricks's 122 postings (81.1%), and 88 state a percentage. The median stated upper bound is 20%, against 30% across all employers on the travel page. Normalized bands: 75 postings at 20%, 6 at 20-25%, 5 at 25-50%, 1 at 50% and 1 at 20-30%.
What pay does Databricks post for Forward Deployed Engineer roles?
Among US-located USD postings, engineer-family pay appears as $182,000 to $250,208 (60) and $152,900 to $210,155 (1). Management pay appears across seven ranges, including $178,800 to $245,850 (2) and $156,000 to $214,500 (2). Deployment strategist pay is $219,765 to $302,220 (6) and $182,000 to $250,208 (1). Posted ranges are not offers. Across all employers, the US engineer median midpoint is $216,104.
Are Databricks Forward Deployed roles remote?
All 122 Databricks postings leave workplace type blank. Remote-listed is a separate location flag: 95 of those 122 blank-workplace postings list remote in their location. Across the full 725-posting snapshot, 199 postings (27.4%) list remote on the locations index.
Does Databricks hire new grads and interns for Forward Deployed roles?
Not in this snapshot by title text: 0 new-grad titles and 0 internship titles among Databricks's 122 postings. The dataset intern flag is also false for every Databricks row.
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