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Principal Solutions Engineer (East Coast)

Remote USFull-time2026-10-07 → 2026-11-11

Core

Pre-sales technical professional aligning customer technical challenges with outcomes by providing architectural guidance and leading proof-of-concept use of Solo's API and Service Mesh Management Platform.

Role type

Senior Solutions Engineer (Pre-sales)

Builds

Proof-of-concept deployments and architectural guidance for cloud-native platforms

Domain

Cloud Computing, Service Mesh, Kubernetes, API Management

Required skills

Kubernetes, Cloud migrations, Microservices, Legacy infrastructure, Proof-of-concept execution, Cloud-native platforms, Architectural guidance, Product portfolio knowledge, Competitive landscape analysis, Content creation, Technical presentations

Preferred skills

Istio, API Gateways, Speaking engagements, Technical writing

Technologies

Kubernetes, Istio, API Gateways, Solo.io, Cloud-native platforms

Responsibilities

Lead discovery calls to understand customer challenges related to cloud migrations and microservices environments; Deliver product presentations, demos, and workshops; Plan and execute proof of concepts to validate solutions; Proactively guide customers through architectural challenges and integration of cloud-native platforms; Act as a trusted advisor to customers, sales teams, and product teams; Establish and maintain knowledge of the product portfolio, related technologies, and the competitive landscape; Work with consulting and customer success to help customers adopt solutions; Evangelize products through speaking engagements and content creation.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC