AI Forward Deployed Engineer - France

AI Engineer - FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer)Req ID: CSQ427R333We welcome remote applicants located near our offices. Preferred locations: Paris, France. Remote location for candidates to be based in the France region only (not remote from any other country)MissionThe AI Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE) team is a highly specialised customer-facing AI team at Databricks. We deliver professional services engagements to help our customers build and productionize first-of-its-kind AI applications. We work cross-functionally to shape long-term strategic priorities and initiatives alongside engineering, product, and developer relations, as well as support internal subject matter expert (SME) teams. We view our team as an ensemble: we look for individuals with strong, unique specialisations to improve the overall strength of the team. This team is the right fit for you if you love working with customers, teammates, and fueling your curiosity for the latest trends in GenAI, LLMOps, and ML more broadly.Reporting to: Senior Manager - AI FDE, EMEAThe impact you will have:Develop cutting-edge GenAI solutions, incorporating the latest techniques from Databricks AI research to solve customer problemsOwn production rollouts of consumer and internally facing GenAI applicationsServe as a trusted technical advisor to customers across a variety of domainsPresent at conferences such as Data + AI Summit, recognized as a thought leader internally and externallyCollaborate cross-functionally with the product and engineering teams to influence priorities and shape the product roadmap What we look for:Experience building GenAI applications, including RAG, multi-agent systems, Text2SQL, fine-tuning, etc., with tools such as HuggingFace, LangChain, and DSPyExpertise in deploying production-grade GenAI applications, including evaluation and optimisations Extensive years of hands-on industry data science experience, leveraging common machine learning and data science tools, i.e. pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch, etc.Experience building production-grade machine learning deployments on AWS, Azure, or GCPGraduate degree in a quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Operations Research, etc.) or equivalent practical experienceExperience communicating and/or teaching technical concepts to non-technical and technical audiences alikePassion for collaboration, life-long learning, and driving business value through AI[Preferred] Experience using the Databricks Intelligence Platform and Apache Spark to process large-scale distributed datasetsWilling to travel once every 4-8 weeks to see customers (as needed)About DatabricksDatabricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.BenefitsAt Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here.Our Commitment to Diversity and InclusionAt Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.ComplianceIf access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.