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Senior Solutions Architect

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  • 6+ years

Salary

$215,000 - 305,000/ year

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Description

Sr. Solutions Architect (L6)

Responsibilities

  • As a Sr. Solutions Architect, you are an expert-level technical leader responsible for the organization's most complex customer engagements. You drive consumption strategy, own executive-level relationships, and serve as the definitive technical authority for your accounts. You have declared your archetype—a recognized technical specialization that makes you a force multiplier across your team and region. You operate at the intersection of deep technical expertise, strategic account planning, and executive influence.
  • The Impact You Will Have
  • Drive the technical and consumption strategy for the organization's most complex customer engagements, directly influencing platform adoption and revenue growth.
  • Own senior-level technical relationships — serving as a trusted advisor on enterprise data and AI strategy
  • Lead the most complex architecture engagements: multi-workload platforms, enterprise-wide migrations, real-time systems, and AI/ML at scale
  • Operate as an Expert on the the company Platform with a declared archetype — actively mentoring others and driving horizontal impact across your team
  • Develop and execute competitive strategies for your customers, positioning the company against incumbent and emerging platforms
  • Orchestrate cross-functional teams (DSAs, SSAs, Partners, Product) to deliver enterprise-grade solutions
  • Coach and develop junior SAs (L3–L5) on technical depth, customer engagement, and use case prioritization
  • Contribute to Field Engineering thought leadership through customer-facing content, workshops, and community engagement

Requirements

  • 8+ years in solutions architecture, principal engineering, technical pre-sales leadership, or a senior customer-facing technical role
  • Expert-level coding proficiency — Python, SQL, and ideally Spark/PySpark. You will complete a live coding assessment and a platform build during the interview
  • Deep expertise in enterprise data architecture: distributed systems at scale, streaming/real-time, lakehouse design patterns, data governance frameworks, and cloud-native platforms
  • Expert-level the company Platform knowledge (or equivalent depth in competing platforms with demonstrated rapid learning ability)
  • Declared technical specialization with recognized depth — e.g., real-time architectures, ML/AI platforms, data governance, large-scale migrations, or industry-specific solutions
  • Proven track record of driving consumption growth and platform adoption in large accounts
  • Executive presence — ability to influence Directors, VPs, and C-level stakeholders on long-term data and AI strategy
  • Experience leading competitive displacements and complex enterprise evaluations
  • Strong strategic thinking — connecting technical architecture decisions to business outcomes and revenue impact
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience); advanced degrees are valued
  • The company certifications
  • Prior experience at the company, Snowflake, AWS, Google, Microsoft, or a top-tier data/AI company
  • Published thought leadership (blogs, conference talks, open source contributions)
  • Industry vertical expertise with executive-level domain credibility
  • Interview Process: Recruiter Screen → Hiring Manager Screen → Design and Architecture Interview → Live Coding Assessment → Build, Demo, Pitch! Presentation → Reference Check

Conditions

The company is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, the company anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here .

Local Pay Range

$219,100 - $301,300 USD

About the company

The company 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 the company Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. To learn more, follow the company on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , and Instagram .

Benefits

  • At the company, 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 Inclusion
  • At the company, 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 the company 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.
  • Compliance
  • 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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  • Industry: SaaS

Offices in Austin, United States, Chicago, United States, Dallas, United States, Phoenix, United States, United States

Your chances

Still hiring, not crowded yet, and you'd be among the first.

  • 18 checks run
  • 6 good signs
  • 3 red flags

Still hiring?

12 checks

Actively hiring

In its favour4

  • Still on the company's own careers site, checked 1 h agoModerate evidence
  • Found in the last 48 hours, before the big job boardsModerate evidence
  • The company opened 35 roles and closed 44 in the last 2 weeks: hiring is movingModerate evidence
1 moreFewer
  • States its salarySlight evidence

Against it2

  • Listed for the 4th time after earlier listings of it closedModerate evidence
  • Posted 4 times at once for the same place: mass postings are often a pipeline, not one seatSlight evidence

How crowded?

6 checks

Low

In its favour2

  • In its Early Window: not on the big job boards yetStrong evidence
  • Asks for 8+ years: a narrow poolModerate evidence

Against it1

  • Pays more than 90% of similar roles: that draws applicantsSlight evidence

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Details12 facts · Role, Location, Compensation, Company
Tech stack
  • Python
  • SQL
  • AWS
Seniority
Senior
Equity
Equity offered
Industry
SaaS
Specialty
Solutions Engineering
Region
United States
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Role

Category
Solutions & Support
Specialty
Solutions Engineering
Seniority
Senior
Experience
8+ years
Tech stack
  • Python
  • SQL
  • AWS

Location

Work model
Office
Region
United States
Offices
  • Austin, United States
  • Chicago, United States
  • Dallas, United States
  • Phoenix, United States
  • United States

Compensation

Salary
$215,000 - 305,000 / year
Pay period
Annual
Equity
Equity offered

Company

Industry
SaaS

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