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WEKA is growing fast! We’re looking for smart, dedicated, driven individuals that want to help the world’s most innovative organizations solve complex data management challenges.

Be part of something big at WEKA

We envision a future without compromise for our customers, so we’re creating a novel approach to data management that’s purpose-built for performance-intensive workloads in the cloud and AI era. We’re a pre-IPO, growth-stage company on a hyper-growth trajectory.

We’ve raised $375M in capital and are backed by dozens of leading venture capital and strategic investors. Our flagship product, the WEKA® Data Platform, is helping hundreds of the world’s leading research organizations and enterprises—including 12 of the Fortune 50—to achieve first-to-market results with AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing. We invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

Our Culture

WEKA is growing fast! We’re looking for smart, dedicated, driven individuals that want to help the world’s most innovative organizations solve complex data management challenges.

“Everyone at WEKA works so hard, and we come together to do some really amazing things. It’s a rush to be surrounded by so much talent and brains here.”

– Sharon Summers,

“One of the things I love about working at WEKA is that my diverse perspective is really valued and celebrated.”

– Napua Leong,

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The WEKA Way

Innovate

Innovation is in our DNA. We’re committed to developing next-generation data solutions for our customers that don’t require compromises and challenge the status quo.

Collaborate

We are aligned on a common vision and work together to find solutions. Individually, we move boulders. As a team, we move mountains.

Persist

We’re helping to solve our customers’ most complex data challenges, and we won’t stop until they’re successful.

Grow

We strive to hire the best people and help to grow and develop their skills so they can advance their careers.

Play

We make time to have fun, laugh, learn, and celebrate our successes together.

Thrive

We believe in balancing hard work with time to rest, restore, reflect, and savor a job well done.

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Sr. Solutions Architect, Professional Services

About The Position

WEKA is architecting a new approach to the enterprise data stack built for the AI era. The WEKA® Data Platform sets the standard for AI infrastructure with a cloud and AI-native software solution that can be deployed anywhere. It transforms legacy data silos into data pipelines that make GPUs, AI, and other performance-intensive workloads run faster, work more efficiently, and consume less energy.

WEKA is a pre-IPO, growth-stage company on a hyper-growth trajectory. We’ve raised $375M in capital with dozens of world-class venture capital and strategic investors. We help the world’s most innovative enterprises and research organizations, including 12 of the Fortune 50, reach discoveries, insights, and outcomes faster and more sustainably.

We’re passionate about helping our customers overcome complex data challenges to accelerate their innovation and help grow their businesses. If you share our passion, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey

What’s Cool About This Job

As a Professional Services, Sr. Solutions Architect at WEKA, you will be responsible for delivering enterprise-class solutions and services to our customers and partners worldwide. You will become an integral and critical component of the delivery and installation process for WEKA Products, including navigating our customers through the initial onboarding steps into WEKA. The Senior Professional Services Engineer at WEKA will not only plan and install our products but also define, develop, and test automation to ensure that the deployment of our products is a fast, predictable, scalable, and easy experience for customers and partners.  


Bring Your Expertise – and Your Passion

The ideal candidate will be responsible for relationships with WEKA Sales, Pre-Sales, Engineering, Product Management, other internal groups, customers, and partners worldwide. You’ll work with diverse customers across many industries and environments across different enterprise verticals and sectors, implementing AI, HPC, and other state-of-the-art WEKA environments, both on-prem or public cloud. The Senior Professional Services Engineer is responsible for structured and unstructured tasks, focusing on assisting customers in achieving their objectives.

Responsibilities include: 

  • Responsible for the experience between the sale of the WEKA product to a full deployment to a production stage, ensuring customers have a positive experience throughout the Onboarding process.
  • Manages the project of installing the WEKA product, including risk assessment, planning, deployment scheduling, and reporting status to our customers and partners
  • Responsible for documentation of solution details, including diagrams and specifications, focusing on translating undefined requirements into end-end solutions.
  • Utilizes open-source technologies and tools to accomplish specific use cases encountered within the project.
  • Uses coding languages or scripting methodologies to solve a problem with a custom workflow.
  • Collaborates with project stakeholders to scope the most effective way to tackle complex technological infrastructure challenges.
  • Performs incremental testing actions on code, processes, and deployments to identify ways to streamline execution and minimize human errors.
  • Primary responsibilities will include deploying and managing AI/HPC infrastructure in Linux-based environments for new and existing customers.

 

Desired Qualifications

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with a strong focus on customer experience
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, including excellent documentation skills
  • Knowledge of best practices and IT operations within Enterprise environments, focusing on mission-critical infrastructure
  • Experience with automation tools/cluster management such as Ansible, Salt, Puppet, Bright, Jenkins, or xcat.
  • Knowledge and experience with scripting languages like Python, Bash, or Perl.
  • Experience with Source Code Control Systems like GitHub and git
  • Experience with Ethernet or InfiniBand networking, particularly 100+Gb networks 
  • Experience with performance monitoring/tuning Linux systems 
  • Experience with HPC environments, including knowledge of HPC cluster management tools 
  • Experience with Parallel Filesystems (Lustre, GPFS/SpectrumScale, DDN)
  • Familiar with SDS (Software Defined Storage)
  • Hands-on experience as a Linux Systems Administration
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent working experience 
  • Strong interpersonal skills for technical presentations, architectural designs, and being a trusted advisor to customers (experience in sales, consulting, or Customer Success)
  • Provides ad-hoc knowledge transfers, develops handover materials, and guides customers during deployments. 
  • Willingness to travel as needed.

USA Residents Only: The OTE hiring wage range for this position which the Company reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position in the specified geographic areas or locations, is $160,000 - $200,000.  Final compensation will be dependent on various factors relevant to the position and candidate such as geographical location, candidate qualifications, certifications, relevant job-related work experience, education, skillset and other relevant business and organizational factors, consistent with applicable law. In addition, the position may include some of the following comprehensive benefits such Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401(K), Flexible Time off (FTO), sick time, leave of absence as per the FMLA and other relevant leave laws.

Concerned you don’t meet every qualification? Don’t let it stop you from applying!  WEKA is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this position but don’t meet every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway – you may just be the right candidate for this or other positions at WEKA.


WEKA is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

 

Location

U.S. Remote

Department

Customer Success

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