Senior Solutions Architect / Senior Solutions Engineer - EU

OpenTeams; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive AI company in the UK seeks a Senior Solutions Architect/Senior Solutions Engineer. This remote role involves leading the design and implementation of complex open-source AI solutions, acting as a trusted advisor for clients. Candidates should possess deep expertise in AI frameworks and exceptional communication skills. Expect 25% travel in EMEA for client engagement and community participation. Join a collaborative environment rich in growth opportunities and impact-oriented work.

Qualifications

• Deep practical experience with AI/ML frameworks, libraries, and tools.
• Strong background in software design principles and patterns.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to solve complex technical problems.
• Strong mentoring and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical contact, understanding business challenges.
• Collaborate with sales to present solutions and proposals.
• Lead architectural design and technical strategy for AI solutions.
• Recommend open-source frameworks and libraries.
• Develop blueprints for data pipelines and model deployment.
• Contribute to technical blogs and represent the company at events.
• Engage in open-source AI & ML communities.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks during the project lifecycle.
• Travel for client and community engagements.

Skills

Open Source Expertise

Software Engineering

Communication

Problem-Solving

Leadership

Technical Experience

Willingness to Travel

Tools

Python

PyTorch

JAX

Kubeflow

Ray

MLOps

Job description

Senior Solutions Architect / Senior Solutions Engineer - EU

United Kingdom

Who We Are

We exist to unlock human potential. OpenTeams was founded to change how AI is developed and deployed. We build AI that is energy‑efficient, cost‑effective, and fully yours. Our models are open source, and we reinvest 3% of our profits back into the community, believing that technology is most powerful when it serves everyone.

At our core we value freedom, teamwork, accountability, and uncompromising quality. If you want to fight Goliath and shape tools that set people free, OpenTeams is the place to do it.

About the Role

OpenTeams is seeking a highly experienced and visionary Senior Solution Architect or Senior Solution Engineer (Sales) to join our growing team. In this pivotal role you will partner with our General Manager of a line of business as a trusted advisor to our clients, leading conversations around the ideation, design, and implementation of complex, large‑scale, open‑source AI solutions. You will translate business requirements into technical architectures and guide the selection of development teams. Ideally you will lead the technical direction of projects from inception to successful delivery, shaping the future of AI adoption across diverse organizations while contributing to the vibrant open‑source community.

This is a remote position. Candidates must live in the UK or a surrounding country that has a ±2‑hour time difference from the UK. We do not accept US‑based candidates and do not support relocation. Travel is expected to be around 25 % of the time within the EMEA region for conferences, customer meetings, and community events.

What You’ll Do

• Client Engagement: Serve as primary technical contact, understanding business challenges, identifying AI opportunities, and communicating concepts to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Pre‑Sales Support: Collaborate with sales and business development to articulate capabilities, present solutions, and contribute to proposals and statements of work.
• Solution Leadership: Lead end‑to‑end architectural design and technical strategy for complex open‑source AI solutions from concept to deployment and optimization.
• Technical Advisory: Recommend open‑source frameworks, libraries, and platforms (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, Kubeflow, Ray, MCP, LLMs).
• Architecture Definition: Develop comprehensive blueprints covering data pipelines, model training and deployment, MLOps practices, security, and integration patterns.
• Thought Leadership: Contribute to technical blogs, whitepapers, and presentations; represent OpenTeams at conferences and events.
• Community Engagement: Actively participate in relevant open‑source AI & ML communities.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Travel & Event Attendance: Anticipate an average of one week per month in travel, with variability linked to project needs.

What We’re Looking For

• Open Source Expertise: Deep practical experience with AI/ML frameworks, libraries, and tools.
• Software Engineering: Strong background in principles, design patterns, and best practices; proficiency in Python is essential.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written skills, able to articulate complex concepts clearly.
• Problem‑Solving: Proven ability to analyse complex technical problems and drive innovative solutions to implementation.
• Leadership: Strong mentoring, interpersonal skills, able to work effectively with cross‑functional teams.
• Technical Experience: Deep expertise in at least one core area (e.g., numerical computing, distributed computing, cloud, data science, MLOps, LLMs) and a sound understanding of others.
• Willingness to Travel: Expectation of 25 % travel within EMEA for client and community engagement.

Bonus Points

• Significant open‑source AI or scientific Python contributions (code, maintainership, leadership).
• Active participation in open‑source communities (contributions, talks, meetups).
• Prior consulting experience.
• Experience with government agencies or contracts.

Why Join OpenTeams?

• Impactful Work: Solve real‑world problems for a diverse range of clients with distributed, locally sovereign AI.
• Open Source Focus: Be at the forefront of open‑source AI innovation.
• Collaborative Environment: Join passionate, talented team members dedicated to mutual success and continuous learning.
• Growth Opportunities: Continuous learning and professional development in a rapidly evolving field.

Benefits

Dependent on location and will be discussed during the interview process.

Grow With Us

OpenTeams is about your growth as much as the company’s. We invest in curiosity, creativity, and ownership, supporting bold thinking and fast learning. You’ll collaborate with global experts, contribute to open‑source projects powering the world’s technology, and stretch your skills daily.

Equal Employment Opportunity

As set forth in OpenTeams’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.