Solutions Engineer

Cloudera

United States

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Flexible WFH Policy

Wellness programs

Phone & Internet Reimb.

Job summary

Cloudera is seeking a Solutions Engineer in California to partner with sales teams, design customer-ready AI and data science solutions, and troubleshoot workloads. You will engage in technical discovery, tailor architectures, and demonstrate business value. Strong Linux, SQL, and big data skills are essential.

Ideal candidates have enterprise software experience, data governance awareness, and ability to travel. The role offers a competitive base salary with benefits and a flexible work policy.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
3-5 years in enterprise software or big data roles.
Experience designing and deploying data science or AI use cases.

Responsibilities

Provide advice in customer use cases discovery and requirements workshops.
Create and deliver customer-centric solution designs.
Present architectures and business outcomes to technical teams.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to enablement materials.

Skills

AI concepts

Data science

Linux

SQL

Java

.NET

Python

Big data

Spark

HDFS

YARN

Kafka

NoSQL

Cloud concepts

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a Technical Field

Tools

Qlik

Tableau

Zoomdata

Talend

DataStage

Informatica BDM

Datastage

Oracle

IBM

Job description

Solutions Engineer

Experience: Not Available to Not Available years

Location: California, United States

Skills: AI concepts, data science, Infrastructure, Hardware, Storage, Network, Java, .NET, SQL, Linux, Big Data Ecosystem, HDFS, YARN, Spark, Impala, KUDU, Solr, Streaming, Nifi, Kafka, Flink, NoSQL, HBase, Cassandra, MongoDB, EDW, Teradata, Netezza, GreenPlum, Exadata, Data Science, ML, R, Python, Deep Learning Frameworks, Integration Products, Talend, DataStage, Informatica BDM, Qlik, Tableau, Zoomdata, IBM, Oracle

Company Overview

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world's largest enterprises. Solutions Engineer (IC4) Cloudera is seeking a Solutions Engineer to come join our team.. You will utilize your strong technical, business competencies and customer service skills to provide the highest level of business and technical consultation to sales teams, prospects and customers to support sales goals.

Position Overview

Provide advice in customer use cases discovery and requirements workshops
Deep understanding of AI concepts and best practices
Ability to troubleshoot data science workloads
Actively participate within the Cloudera community
Create and deliver customer-centric solution designs
Present roadmap, vision, proposed architectures and business outcomes to technical teams
Responsible for defining technical selling approach for accounts
Regularly participate in account penetration / success strategy planning, working with sales counterparts and solutions engineering management
Understand the core differentiators across the competitive landscape
Understand the technology ecosystem
Transform customer feedback into actionable product roadmap items
A share of evangelism activities (blogs, meetups, industry events)
Mentor associates, participate in creation and maintenance of enablement materials across the team
Participate in contribution to internal and external knowledge repositories

Required Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in a Technical Field
3-5 years of professional work experience in a similar position
Enterprise Software and Big Data experience
AI and/or Data Science use‑case development
Demonstrated understanding of the challenges in operations, Security and Data Governance within the enterprise
Solution Architecture/Engineering experience as a field of practice (able to listen to customer requirements, whiteboard and propose solution architecture, and get hands‑on with the tech to design, build, and demonstrate real business value)
You are on good terms with Infrastructure (Hardware, Storage, Network), Java/.NET, and SQL
You have an interest in Data Science and understand the difference between Data Engineering and Applied Science
You have strong Linux skills
Demonstrated Strong Written and verbal Communication skills
Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated knowledge of Big Data Ecosystem (HDFS & YARN, Spark, Impala, KUDU, Solr etc), can talk to the benefits of a centralized architecture for both data management and data access
Streaming experience (Nifi, Kafka, Flink, Spark, etc.)
NoSQL experience (HBase, Cassandra, MongoDB, etc.)
EDW experience -- Teradata, Netezza, GreenPlum, Exadata
Data Science and ML experience -- (R, Python, Deep Learning Frameworks etc.)
Integration Products experience (Talend, DataStage, Informatica BDM, Qlik, Tableau, Zoomdata, IBM, Oracle, etc.)
You thrive in a changing environment
Four year degree (Bachelor's) from accredited university required
Ability to travel domestically and internationally
This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is:

California: $150,000 - $180,000

Colorado: $150,000 - $180,000

Individual compensation within the published range is determined by the candidate's skills, experience, qualifications, and primary work location. In addition to base pay, sales roles are eligible for Cloudera's commission plan, while non-sales roles are eligible for the corporate incentive plan. All employees receive a comprehensive benefits package.

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