Solutions Engineer

squirro; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Squirro is seeking a Senior Solutions Engineer in New York to join the global Delivery team. You will deploy, customize, and operate our AI-powered search platform for enterprise customers, working with Python-based backends and REST integrations.

You’ll collaborate with customers, partners, and internal teams to design robust solutions, optimize relevance with Elasticsearch, and implement agentic AI workflows in hybrid Linux environments.

Qualifications

• Strong Python experience and ability to build scalable AI-driven search solutions.
• Experience in technical consulting or software engineering roles with customer interaction.
• Proven track record deploying and supporting Linux-based systems and production Elasticsearch.
• Familiarity with LLMs, Agentic Workflows, and AI integration patterns.
• Experience with REST APIs, backend development, and third-party integrations.

Responsibilities

• Client Engagement & Solution Delivery: manage solution qualification, implementation, and support phases.
• Solution Design & Technical Consulting: translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Platform Customization & Development: extend the Squirro platform with backend components and integrations.
• Search, AI & Data Engineering: implement and optimize enterprise search with AI tooling.
• Infrastructure & Deployment: deploy and manage solutions in Linux/hybrid environments.
• Documentation & Cross-functional Collaboration: maintain docs and collaborate on product improvements.

Skills

Python

Client-facing tech

Linux deployment

Elasticsearch production

REST APIs

AI/LLM familiarity

DevOps

Clear communication

Tools

Elasticsearch

PostgreSQL

MySQL/MariaDB

Redis

Linux

REST APIs

Flask/FastAPI

NGINX

Jira/Confluence/Git

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Solutions Engineer specialising in Search and GenAI to join our global Delivery team, supporting enterprise customers in deploying, customizing, and operating Squirro’s AI-powered search and insights platform.

What You’ll Do

As a Solutions Engineer, you will work closely with customers, partners, and internal teams to implement and support AI-driven search and insights solutions across enterprise environments. In this role, you will combine technical expertise, customer interaction, and solution engineering to deliver scalable AI and search solutions that create measurable business value.

• Client Engagement & Solution Delivery:Work with customers and partners throughout solution qualification, implementation, deployment, and support phases, ensuring successful delivery and adoption of Squirro solutions.
• Solution Design & Technical Consulting:Collaborate with business and engineering stakeholders to translate customer requirements into scalable technical solutions that meet business expectations.
• Platform Customization & Development:Extend the Squirro platform with custom backend components using Python and Bash, develop integrations, and support REST API implementations.
• Search, AI & Data Engineering:Implement and optimize enterprise search solutions using Elasticsearch, AI/LLM integrations, Agentic Workflows, and modern AI tooling to improve relevance, automation, and insights generation.
• Infrastructure & Deployment:Deploy and manage solutions within Linux and hybrid infrastructure environments, using tools such as Ansible and microservices-based architectures.
• Documentation & Cross-functional Collaboration: Maintain technical documentation, contribute to knowledge sharing, and collaborate with engineering teams on product improvements and customer-driven feature requirements.

What You Bring

As our customer base continues to grow, we're looking for a hands‑on Solutions Engineer who is comfortable operating at both strategic and technical levels. You will support the Delivery team in implementing scalable AI, search, and data solutions for enterprise customers.

• Strong Python experience
• Experience working in technical consulting, software engineering, or DevOps roles
• Experience in customer‑facing technical environments
• Experience deploying and supporting Linux‑based systems
• Experience with Elasticsearch in production environments, including relevancy tuning and search optimization
• Familiarity with LLMs, Agentic Workflows, and AI integration patterns
• Experience with REST APIs, backend development, and third‑party integrations
• Experience with databases such as Postgres, MySQL/MariaDB, or Redis
• Familiarity with microservices architectures and hybrid infrastructure deployments
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non‑technical audiences

Nice to have

• NLP and Machine Learning experience
• Experience with Flask, FastAPI, React, or NGINX
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible
• Experience with project delivery in Agile or Waterfall environments

Tools You’ll Use

You’ll work with a modern engineering stack supporting AI, search, deployment, and enterprise integrations. Key technologies include:

• Programming & Infrastructure:Python, JavaScript, GNU/Linux, Bash
• AI & LLMs:OpenAI, Claude, Azure AI tooling, Agentic AI frameworks
• Search & Data:Elasticsearch, Redis, Postgres/MySQL/MariaDB
• Backend & Web:Flask, FastAPI, NGINX, REST APIs
• Frontend:React
• Collaboration & Delivery:Jira, Confluence, Git

Experience with these technologies is preferred but not mandatory — we value engineers who are curious, adaptable, and eager to learn.

Why Join Us

• Drive growth in a dynamic, high‑potential tech environment
• Enjoy autonomy with our “freedom and responsibility” work approach
• Collaborate with exceptional talent solving extraordinary challenges
• Drive customer success and retention while working in a flexible, growth‑focused environment
• Make a strategic impact while having fun with awesome colleagues

About Squirro

Squirro is the enterprise AI platform built for regulated industries, streamlining enterprise search and automating complex, custom workflows. Secure, private, scalable, permissions‑aware, and fully auditable, the platform ensures that every result is accurate and verifiable. Squirro powers agentic AI applications that are grounded in the organization’s unique enterprise ontology.

Further information about AI-driven business insights can be found at: https://squirro.com/