solo.io · 8 hours ago
Principal Solutions Engineer
New York, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
4+ years expSolo.io is a VC-backed company that enables businesses to connect, secure, and observe modern applications with its leading API and Service Mesh Management Platform. They are seeking a Principal Solutions Engineer to collaborate with sales executives, providing technical guidance and architectural insights to customers while demonstrating the value of Solo's solutions through presentations and proof-of-concept projects.
AppsCloud ComputingDeveloper APIsInformation TechnologyInternetSoftware
Responsibilities
Apply skills as the in-depth seasoned professional to understand a customer’s technical challenges and help them achieve their desired outcomes by building compelling solutions using Solo.io products
Lead discovery calls with our sales team to better understand customer challenges related to their cloud migrations, microservices environments, and legacy infrastructure
Deliver product presentations, demos, and workshops as needed
Plan and execute proof of concepts to validate Solo.io solutions
Proactively guide customers through architectural challenges and integration of cloud-native platforms, such as Kubernetes, and Solo.io products
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 successfully adopt Solo.io solutions
Evangelize Solo.io products and related technology through speaking engagements (conferences, meetups, webinars) and content (blogs, articles, videos)
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience supporting a technical sales process
3+ of hands-on experience with Kubernetes
Experience building compelling content and demonstrations for cloud native solutions
Preferred
Experience of Istio and/or API Gateways is highly desirable
Company
solo.io
Solo.io delivers cloud-native API and service mesh solutions, built on Istio and Envoy, to secure and scale apps across any environment.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$171.5MKey Investors
Altimeter CapitalRedpoint
2021-10-07Series C· $135M
2020-10-01Series B· $23M
2018-12-10Series A· $11M
Leadership Team
Idit Levine
Founder & CEO
Christian Posta
VP, Global Field CTO
Recent News
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