Solutions Engineer (Palo Alto)
Contract Type: This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity with our end client.
Location: Open to candidates willing to relocate to Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid mode – 3 days onsite per week). (PST-friendly preferred).
Eligibility: U.S. Citizens or Green Card holders only.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a Solutions Engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strong consultative capabilities. In this role, you will act as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise customers, guiding them through complex integrations and ensuring our platform delivers measurable business impact within their environments.
You will work directly alongside customer teams-both remotely and on-site when needed- to understand their operational landscape, technical architecture, and strategic objectives. As a key bridge between enterprise stakeholders and our core engineering team, you will drive successful deployments while shaping product evolution through real-world insights.
This is a high-ownership, customer-embedded role requiring flexibility, adaptability, and readiness to engage directly with clients in their environments.
Key Responsibilities:
Customer-Facing Consulting & Technical Leadership
- Serve as the primary technical advisor to enterprise clients throughout onboarding, deployment, and expansion phases.
- Lead technical discovery sessions and translate business requirements into scalable implementation strategies.
- Provide architectural guidance aligned with enterprise security, compliance, and operational constraints.
- Build trusted relationships with customer technical and executive stakeholders.
- Troubleshoot complex issues in real time, maintaining ownership and accountability through resolution.
- Travel to customer sites as required to support high-impact deployments, workshops, and strategic engagements.
Integration & Implementation
- Deploy and configure the platform in enterprise production environments.
- Integrate with customer systems, APIs, identity providers, data sources, and internal workflows.
- Implement custom scripts, connectors, or extensions in Python when required.
- Guide Cloud-based deployments and advise on infrastructure best practices.
- Ensure deployments are robust, secure, and scalable.
- Integration with Data experience.
Operational & Strategic Ownership
- Develop repeatable deployment frameworks, integration playbooks, and best practices.
- Partner with Sales and Customer Success on technical scoping and feasibility analysis.
- Translate field learnings into product and engineering improvements.
- Support scalable growth of forward-deployed operations.
Qualifications:
- 7-10 years in software engineering, solutions engineering, implementation engineering, consulting, or forward-deployed roles.
- Proven experience working directly with enterprise customers in technical engagements.
- Experience deploying/integrating systems on a major cloud provider (preferably Azure).
- Strong Python experience in production environments.
- Experience in high-growth or startup environments is a plus.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
Technical Skills:
- Must Have (Integration Experience): SAP, ServiceNow, Salesforce, Workday, Oracle
- Strong proficiency in Python.
- Familiarity with Azure services and enterprise cloud architectures.
- Experience integrating with enterprise systems, APIs, and authentication frameworks.
- Strong understanding of cloud deployment models, security constraints, and operational best practices.
- Advanced debugging and troubleshooting capabilities.
Soft Skills:
- Exceptional communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong consultative mindset with the ability to influence architectural decisions.
- High level of ownership and accountability.
- Professional presence when engaging enterprise stakeholders.
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
- Structured problem-solving and analytical thinking.
- Highly collaborative and adaptable.
What Our Client Offers
- Hybrid model – 3 days onsite per week
- Opportunity to work at the forefront of applied AI engineering
- High-impact, customer-facing technical work with enterprise clients
- Collaborative startup culture with strong growth opportunities
- Contract-to-hire opportunities with potential for long-term growth
Full-Time Employee Benefits
Upon full-time conversion, team members may be eligible for:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible PTO culture and 11 U.S. federal holidays
- Equity / stock option opportunities with standard 4-year vesting structures
As an early-stage startup, programs and benefits may continue evolving as the company scales.
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