Note: This is a 12-month contractor role. Mission We're looking for a Senior Recruiter to be the driving force behind hiring the technical talent that powers our go-to-market engine across India — Solutions Architects, Forward Deployed Engineers, and the broader Field Engineering org. These are the people who sit shoulder-to-shoulder with our customers, turn the world's hardest data and AI problems into production reality, and make Databricks impossible to compete against. Your job is to find them, win them, and close them. This is an exciting time to be part of the rocketship and the Databricks expansion in India. We're scaling fast, the bar is high, and the demand for elite technical pre-sales and field talent has never been more intense. You'll own full-cycle hiring for some of the most sought-after profiles in the market, partnering directly with Field Engineering leadership to build teams that don't yet exist. Recruiters at Databricks are subject matter experts when it comes to talent attraction and are given full autonomy to bring new ideas and creative approaches to life. If you thrive in ambiguity, move fast, and get energy from building in a high-growth, high-pressure environment, read on. The impact you will have Own full-cycle recruiting for technical GTM roles across India — Solutions Architects, Forward Deployed Engineers, and Field Engineering leadership — from first outreach to close. Partner with Field Engineering and Sales leaders as a true strategic advisor on sourcing strategy, market mapping, competitive intelligence, comp positioning, and talent insights. Activate and engage passive, hard-to-reach technical talent — the builders and problem-solvers who aren't actively looking but are exactly who we need. Build and sustain engaged talent pipelines that can keep pace with aggressive hiring goals and our continued APJ expansion. Create closing strategies that win against the most competitive offers in the market and manage stakeholder
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CSQ427R228 As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) you will work with customers to build and productionize solutions to their data & AI challenges using the Databricks platform. You will own the architecture, lead design decisions, and implement end-to-end systems spanning data engineering, AI, and application development. We work cross-functionally to shape long-term strategic priorities and initiatives alongside engineering, product, and developer relations. FDEs deliver with customer empathy, integrating with client systems, training, and other technical needs to help customers get most value out of their data. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role for builders who thrive at the intersection of technology and business impact. The ideal candidate combines engineering expertise with adaptability, curiosity, and a passion for working with customers and teammates to solve complex
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What we look for: 6+ years of experience in data engineering, AI, data platforms & analytics Design and deployment of performant production end-to-end data architectures and applications that combine data pipelines, ML/AI models, and user-facing interfaces; Travel to customers 20% of the time Databricks Certification About Databricks Databricks is the Data and AI company; government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone
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Databricks offers a unified platform for data, analytics and AI. Build better AI with a data-centric approach. Simplify ETL, data warehousing, governance and AI on the Data + AI Platform.
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