Solution Architect | USA

ScyllaDB • California, CA

2d • Remote

About The Position

ScyllaDB is seeking a US-based Senior Solution Architect to join its Customer Experience team and work remotely within US time zones. The role leads pre-sales and proof-of-concept work, serving as a trusted technical authority for prospects evaluating ScyllaDB for critical workloads. The Solution Architect partners with sales to demonstrate ScyllaDB’s value and drive adoption, and owns the technical win for assigned opportunities.

The position provides technical guidance and recommendations for production deployments and helps prospects set up, tune, and benchmark ScyllaDB during proof-of-concept phases. It also designs and documents ScyllaDB solutions, including integration guides and benchmarks of third-party tools; develops and delivers customer training; and collaborates with other Solution Architects. The role acts as a bridge between customers and ScyllaDB’s product management and engineering teams, sharing real-world feedback with the teams building the product.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience in a pre-sales or Solution Architect role, owning the technical relationship with prospects and earning their trust.
• Excellent working knowledge of Linux operating systems, including operating, troubleshooting, and tuning in a Linux environment.
• Experience working in a startup environment, with comfort in ambiguity, ownership, and moving quickly.
• Experience selling DBaaS or other service-oriented products and understanding how technical value informs buying decisions.
• At least 2 years deploying and managing NoSQL databases, including data modeling and deploying applications on systems such as Cassandra/DataStax, MongoDB, or Redis.
• Command of modern scripting languages such as Python or Node.js and/or programming languages such as C/C++, Java, or C#, sufficient to build, integrate, and demonstrate.
• Hands-on experience with big-data ecosystem tools such as Spark, Kafka, time-series databases, and graph databases.
• Undergraduate degree in engineering, computer science, or a similar field.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to engineers and executives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the sales organization to demonstrate ScyllaDB’s value to prospects and drive adoption, owning the technical win for opportunities.
• Provide technical reviews and recommendations for deploying ScyllaDB in production environments.
• Help prospects set up, tune, and benchmark ScyllaDB during proof-of-concept phases.
• Design ScyllaDB solutions and document them, including integration guides and benchmarks of third-party tools working with ScyllaDB products.
• Develop and deliver training materials and training for ScyllaDB customers.
• Collaborate with other Solution Architects.
• Act as a bridge between customers and product management and engineering teams, conveying real-world feedback.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior