Principal / Senior Solutions Engineer - Mid-Stack & AI Platform

Motion Recruitment

  • x, CA
  • 19 days ago

    Highlights

    The #1 feature of this opportunity is the chance to shape platform abstraction at immense physical scale : you will work directly alongside sales leadership to engage enterprise platform architects, lead technical discovery, and demonstrate how modern orchestration simplifies large-scale accelerated computing. Their core software platform focuses on orchestration, distributed cluster management, platform abstraction, and high-efficiency workload scaling to optimize high-performance compute resources for enterprise teams.

    Numbers & Facts

    Locationx, CA

    Description

    Job Description

    We are seeking a Solutions Engineer - AI Platform for a Full-Time role based in California. Our client is a well-capitalized, high-growth enterprise infrastructure and compute platform provider engineering large-scale, multi-vendor accelerator environments. Their core software platform focuses on orchestration, distributed cluster management, platform abstraction, and high-efficiency workload scaling to optimize high-performance compute resources for enterprise teams.

    This is an exceptional ground-floor opportunity to join an expanding commercial team as the primary technical bridge between complex infrastructure orchestration and enterprise engineering teams. The #1 feature of this opportunity is the chance to shape platform abstraction at immense physical scale: you will work directly alongside sales leadership to engage enterprise platform architects, lead technical discovery, and demonstrate how modern orchestration simplifies large-scale accelerated computing. We are looking for an adaptable, customer-facing platform technologist with strong Kubernetes and distributed systems fundamentals who aspires to grow into technical leadership. You will join a culture built on technical excellence, mutual trust, continuous skill development, and sustainable work-life balance.

    Required Skills & Experience

    · 5+ years of experience in pre-sales engineering, solutions architecture, or customer-facing platform/systems engineering.
    · Deep technical mastery of containerization and orchestration at scale, specifically enterprise Kubernetes (K8s) and high-performance scheduler integrations.
    · Hands-on architectural experience with large-scale accelerator infrastructure, multi-node clustering, and workload abstraction across diverse hardware environments.
    · Familiarity with distributed storage integrations, cluster telemetry, and low-latency networking concepts supporting compute-intensive platforms.
    · Proven ability to co-own commercial opportunities with enterprise account executives, leading technical qualification, proofs-of-concept (PoCs), and architecture design sessions.
    · Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate architectural trade-offs to senior engineering leaders and C-level decision-makers.

    Desired Skills & Experience

    · Experience with platform tooling across multi-tenant enterprise environments, MLOps orchestration stacks, or high-performance schedulers (e.g., Slurm, Ray, Kubernetes operators).
    · Prior background at enterprise software companies, cloud-native infrastructure providers, or specialized cloud environments.
    · Hands-on scripting and automation capability (Python, Go, Bash, Terraform, or Helm).
    · Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

    What You Will Be Doing

    Tech Breakdown
    · 40% Kubernetes & Large-Scale Cluster Orchestration
    · 35% Accelerator Infrastructure Abstraction & Multi-Node Compute
    · 25% Platform Telemetry, Storage Integrations & Network Interfaces

    Daily Responsibilities
    · 45% Customer Architecture Sessions, Demos & Technical Qualification
    · 35% Hands-On Solution Scoping, PoC Design & RFP Authoring
    · 20% Team Collaboration & Product Feedback Alignment

    The Offer

    • Commission eligible

    You will receive the following benefits:
    · Medical Insurance
    · Dental Benefits
    · Vision Benefits
    · Paid Time Off (PTO)

    Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

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