Sr. Solutions Architect - Travel and Hospitality

Description

The company is a data and AI firm whose platform serves more than 20,000 organizations worldwide, including 70% of the Fortune 500. This Senior Solutions Architect role is at level L6 and sits in the Travel and Hospitality space.

The role is headquartered in San Francisco, where the company has its main office and operates 30+ offices around the globe. Its platform includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog.

Responsibilities

• Act as the top technical expert for the most complex customer accounts in your region, guiding how those customers consume the platform and where they spend.
• Build and maintain senior technical relationships, acting as a trusted adviser on enterprise data and AI strategy.
• Lead the hardest architecture work, including multi-workload platforms, company-wide migrations, real-time systems, and AI and ML at scale.
• Serve as an expert on the company Platform in your declared specialization, mentoring colleagues and spreading your impact across the team.
• Build competitive plans for customers that position the company against established and newer platforms.
• Coordinate DSAs, SSAs, partners, and product teams to deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
• Coach junior SAs (L3 to L5) on technical depth, customer engagement, and deciding which use cases to pursue first.
• Share expertise through customer content, workshops, and community work that shapes Field Engineering's thinking.

Requirements

• At least 8 years in solutions architecture, principal engineering, technical pre-sales leadership, or a senior customer-facing technical role.
• Expert-level Python and SQL; Spark or PySpark is a plus. Expect a live coding test and a platform build during interviews.
• Deep enterprise data architecture skills: distributed systems at scale, streaming and real-time work, lakehouse patterns, data governance, and cloud-native platforms.
• Expert knowledge of the company Platform, or equal depth in a competing platform with proof that you learn quickly.
• A declared technical specialization with real depth, such as real-time architectures, ML and AI platforms, data governance, large-scale migrations, or industry-specific solutions.
• A record of growing consumption and driving platform adoption in large accounts.
• Executive presence to influence Directors, VPs, and C-level leaders on long-term data and AI strategy.
• Experience leading competitive displacements and complex enterprise evaluations.
• Strong strategic thinking that links architecture decisions to business results and revenue.
• A Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative field, or equivalent experience. Advanced degrees are valued.
• The company certifications are a plus.
• Prior work at the company, Snowflake, AWS, Google, Microsoft, or a top-tier data and AI company is a plus.
• Published thought leadership such as blogs, conference talks, or open source contributions is a plus.
• Industry vertical expertise with executive-level domain credibility is a plus.
• Interview stages: recruiter screen, hiring manager screen, design and architecture interview, live coding assessment, build, demo and pitch presentation, then reference check.

Conditions

The company pays fairly and equitably. The range below is the expected salary range for this role, and the company expects to use its full width. Final pay depends on skills, experience, certifications, and work location. The package may also include an annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits below.

Local pay range: $219,100 to $301,300 USD.

Equal opportunity: candidates are considered without regard to protected characteristics.

If the role needs access to export-controlled technology or source code, the company decides case by case whether to seek a U.S. government license, and may decline to continue with an applicant on that basis alone.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks are offered, with details varying by region.