Senior customer-facing technical advisor who leads discovery, solution design, demonstrations, integrations, and AI proofs of concept for complex enterprise opportunities. Requires 7+ years in solutions engineering, sales engineering, solutions architecture, or a similar role, with strong API and AI integration expertise.
200k – 225k/yr
Hybrid7+ YOESolutions Architecture
About the role
Responsibilities
Partner with Account Executives on strategic opportunities and own the technical strategy for complex enterprise deals.
Lead technical discovery covering customer objectives, architecture, workflows, integrations, security requirements, and technical constraints.
Translate requirements into solutions using AI capabilities, APIs, integrations, automation, and the broader platform.
Design and deliver tailored product demonstrations tied to customer use cases and measurable business outcomes.
Position AI-powered customer service capabilities for technical, executive, and business audiences.
Architect and lead hands-on AI proofs of concept and technical evaluations.
Serve as technical lead for pilots and evaluations, managing dependencies and troubleshooting challenges.
Design integrations with customers' existing systems and applications using APIs and extensibility capabilities.
Build credibility with Engineering, IT, Security, Operations, and Architecture teams, as well as C-level executives.
Partner with Product and Engineering to share customer insights and influence the roadmap.
Develop reusable technical patterns, demonstrations, and best practices.
Provide senior technical mentorship to other team members when appropriate.
Requirements
7+ years of experience in Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, or a similar customer-facing technical role, ideally in enterprise SaaS.
Proven success partnering with sales teams on complex enterprise opportunities.
Experience designing and demonstrating solutions involving AI, automation, and complex business workflows.
Hands-on experience implementing or integrating AI-powered products, leading proofs of concept, and evaluating AI quality, performance, and impact.
Strong understanding of modern AI concepts, capabilities, tradeoffs, and limitations.
Strong technical foundation in APIs, webhooks, authentication, data flows, integrations, and modern SaaS architectures.
Experience with REST APIs and independently prototyping or troubleshooting integrations.
Strong software design and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, including engagement with senior technical stakeholders and C-level executives.
Strong business acumen and ability to connect technical capabilities to customer experience, efficiency, productivity, and ROI.
Curious, hands-on approach to experimenting with AI and solving customer problems.
Nice-to-haves
Familiarity with JavaScript, Python, or similar languages.
Experience with customer service, support, contact center, CRM, communications, or workflow automation platforms.
Compensation and Benefits
Competitive salary of $200,000–$225,000 annually.
Equity.
Private health insurance, including plan options at no cost to employees.
Paid parental leave.
Flexible time off policy.
Hybrid flexibility to work from home Monday and Friday; employees work in the office Tuesday through Thursday.
Mental health support with Workplace Options.
Family planning support with Maven.
$100 per month lifestyle stipend for fitness, health, wellness, and other activities.
Additional Wellness Days during months with no holidays.
Winter Break with offices closed from Christmas through New Year's Day.
Skills
AIAutomationREST APIsWebhooksAuthenticationdata flowsAPIsIntegrationssaas architectureJavaScriptPythonproofs of conceptCRMWorkflow Automation
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