Ai Forward Deployed Engineer - Germany

About the Role

Databricks is hiring an AI Forward Deployed Engineer in Germany to work directly with customers to build, deploy, and productionize GenAI applications. The role focuses on delivering customer-facing solutions, influencing product and engineering priorities, and advancing LLMOps and large-scale ML production rollouts.

Directly focused on GenAI and LLMOps using frameworks like HuggingFace and LangChain — strong vibe-coding alignment for building AI-first apps and prototypes.

Location: Munich, Germany

Posted: 2 days ago

Category: AI/ML & Data

Vibe Markers: 💻 Open Source, 🔥 Hot

Experience Level: Senior

Job Description

Role

AI Forward Deployed Engineer (AI FDE) — Germany. Deliver customer-facing professional services to design, build, and productionize GenAI applications. Influence product and engineering priorities through hands-on engagements and subject-matter expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop cutting-edge GenAI solutions using state-of-the-art techniques and Databricks AI research.
• Own production rollouts of consumer-facing and internal GenAI applications.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers across multiple domains.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and developer relations to shape roadmaps and priorities.
• Present work externally at conferences (e.g., Data + AI Summit) and act as a thought leader.

Requirements

• Experience building GenAI applications and related approaches such as RAG, multi-agent systems, Text2SQL, and model fine-tuning.
• Experience with tools and frameworks including HuggingFace, LangChain, and DSPy.
• Extensive hands-on industry data science experience using common ML/data tools (pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch).
• Experience deploying production-grade ML/GenAI systems on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Graduate degree in a quantitative discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong communication skills; experience teaching or explaining technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites approximately every 4–8 weeks as needed.

Location & Remote

• Remote applicants are welcome but must be based in the Germany region. Preferred locations: Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt.

Reporting

• Reports to Senior Manager - AI FDE, EMEA.

Tech Stack

HuggingFace, LangChain, DSPy, RAG, multi-agent systems, Text2SQL, pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch, AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks Intelligence Platform, Apache Spark

Skills

GenAI application development, LLMOps, Model fine-tuning, Production deployment, Model evaluation and optimization, Data science, Machine learning, Large-scale data processing, Customer-facing consulting, Cross-functional collaboration, Technical communication and teaching, Presentation and thought leadership, Problem solving, Travel readiness

Benefits

• Remote applicants accepted (must be based in Germany region)
• Preferred locations: Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt
• Opportunities to present at conferences (e.g., Data + AI Summit)
• Comprehensive region-specific benefits (details provided via link)