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Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
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₹450,000–₹800,000/mo (₹5,400,000–₹9,600,000/yr)
Based on similar roles (title + domain + location).
About the Company
Req ID: CSQ427R97 Location: Tokyo, Japan We are FDEs The Forward Deployed Engineering team is a highly specialized, customer-facing unit within Databricks. We work with strategic customers to design, build, and productionize high-impact data and AI solutions on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. As Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering, you will lead and grow a team of customer-facing engineers focused on solving complex data engineering and AI challenges for some of our most strategic customers. You will help shape delivery strategy, develop senior technical talent, build trusted executive relationships, and ensure our teams deliver measurable customer outcomes at high quality and scale. This is a hands-on leadership role: you will manage and grow the team while remaining the senior technical authority they escalate to. This role is ideal for a leader who combines strong people management with deep technical credibility in data engineering, platform architecture, and large-scale production delivery.
Requirements
- ● Experience delivering lakehouse, analytics, or AI-adjacent solutions in complex enterprise environments
- ● Deep hands-on understanding of Apache Spark, distributed data processing, and modern data architecture patterns
- ● Familiarity with data governance, security, and platform operating models
- ● Experience building reusable delivery frameworks, technical accelerators, or practice-level standards
- ● Track record of influencing cross-functional strategy across sales, product, and delivery organizations
Benefits
- ● At 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 .
- ● At 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.
- ● If 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.
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