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Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together-while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world. \nWe want people who are passionate about solving complex cloud infrastructure challenges for our customers.\nWe are looking for a Solutions Architect with expertise in cloud infrastructure to support the success and retention of DigitalOcean's high-value customers. Reporting to the Manager of Solutions Architecture, you will work directly with Customer Success, Sales, and Support functions to retain and grow DigitalOcean’s largest and fastest growing customers. You will be the technical subject matter expert on DigitalOcean’s portfolio, advising on best practices and guiding customers to the optimal solution to meet their business objectives. You will work closely with other functions within DigitalOcean such as Product, Engineering, and Operations to ensure the needs and insights from the local markets are funneled appropriately back into DigitalOcean's products and services.\nThis is an amazing growth opportunity for a highly motivated individual to establish and expand our presence within the region. Technical depth, excellent communication skills, and a self-starter mentality are needed.\n What You Will Be Doing: \nAs a Senior Solutions Architect II, you will serve as a technical partner to the success and sales teams. You will perform architecture reviews, proof of concepts, demos, uncover customer technical needs, and demonstrate DigitalOcean's value proposition. Working with AEs, GAM and TAM counterparts, you'll help retain large customers and expand their workloads on DigitalOcean.\nDevelop deep expertise in the DigitalOcean product portfolio, the evolving cloud landscape, and AI/ML platforms.\nAdvocate for customers by providing feedback to product teams, overcoming adoption blockers, and driving new feature development.\nOffer personalized onboarding assistance and guide customers through their cloud journey, resolving technical blockers.\nDesign and review architecture tailored to specific business use cases, ensuring optimal solutions for customers.\nImplement and oversee infrastructure management best practices to secure and optimize cloud resources.\nIdentify opportunities for cost reduction and performance improvement, helping customers make data-driven cloud optimization decisions.\nConduct technical consultation sessions, workshops, and training for customers to empower them in managing cloud infrastructure.\nPartner with Growth Account Managers and Customer Success Managers to create success plans that ensure customer retention, expansion, and satisfaction.\nProvide regular presentations articulating product benefits, functionality, and technical solutions.\nDemonstrate strong expertise in AI/ML frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch and usage of platforms like Hugging Face, with experience deploying and fine-tuning LLMs and GenAI models.\nOptimize GPU workloads using CUDA or TensorRT and build scalable AI applications like chatbots, inference services or recommendation systems using Kubernetes and NFS.\nDesign AI solutions tailored to business needs, manage data pipelines, and integrate databases.\nLiaise with Engineering and Support teams to resolve escalations and growth obstacles in a timely fashion.\nIdentify and drive process improvement opportunities and promote technical best practices across the organization.\nContribute to internal and external documentation, such as \"The Navigator’s Guide to DO.\"\nBuild tools to enhance the experience of Premium Support customers and improve platform usability.\nDemonstrate proficiency in DevOps tools like Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.\nLeverage expertise in Kubernetes, Managed DBaaS, and the DigitalOcean GenAI Platform.\nWork both independently and collaboratively with a global team of Solutions Architects, Customer Success Managers, and Account Managers.\nWhat We'll Expect From You:\nProven professional experience with cloud infrastructure, AI/ML platforms, or equivalent education.\nExpertise in AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) and familiarity with platforms like Hugging Face.\nExperience deploying and fine-tuning LLMs (e.g., DeepSeek, Llama, Claude, GPT-4) and GenAI models.\nDeep knowledge of Linux, distributed systems, Kubernetes, NFS, Object Storage, and GPU optimization techniques (e.g., CUDA, TensorRT).\nHands-on experience leveraging vllm and various quantization methods (e.g., INT4, INT8, and FP8) for efficient model deployment.\nProgramming/development experience, particularly in building AI-powered applications (e.g., recommendation systems, chatbots).\nExperience working in a post-sales or technical consultant role with a focus on AI/ML and cloud solutions.\nKnowledge of provisioning, deployment strategies, and tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker.\nPassionate about customer experience and leveraging AI/ML to solve complex business problems.\nTrack record of developing successful technical solutions, including AI/ML use cases, to address customer challenges.\nAbility to balance the demands of multiple stakeholders, define priorities, and set appropriate expectations.\nStrong understanding of AI/ML data pipelines, cloud-native databases, and integration strategies.\nPassionate about technology, open source projects, and applying cutting-edge AI/ML innovations.\nStrong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical AI/ML concepts in clear and concise terms.\nQuickly learn DigitalOcean systems and adapt to rapid changes in cloud and AI/ML trends.\nFluency in English.\nHighly motivated with a self-starter mentality, ready to tackle AI/ML challenges head-on.\nExtra Credit: \nCloud certifications are highly desirable (AWS/GCP/Oracle/Azure)\nNVIDIA Certifications around GPU and AI/ML\nNetworking: Cisco/Juniper Certifications\nProgramming/Scripting: Ruby, Python, Go, Bash\nSource Code: Git\nAutomation: Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Saltstack\nVirtualization: KVM, Xen\nDatabases: MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, PostgreSQL\nOpen Source: CoreOS, Docker, Kubernetes (CKA/CKE), Vagrant\nDigitalOcean: API, libraries, services\nLinux: RHCSA/RHCE\nCompensation Range: \nBase: $150,000 - $215,000 / Target OTE: $200,000 - 285,000\n*This is a remote role\nJR: 2026-7693\n#LI-Remote\nWhy You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean\nWe innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.\nWe prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.\nWe care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.\nWe reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.\nDigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. 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