Senior Solutions Engineer AI Startup - Career Growth Role in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
Role Positioning: This is a senior-level, client-facing technical role sitting at the intersection of sales engineering and solutions architecture — a high-visibility position at a deep-tech AI/media startup. It's a strong career accelerator for engineers who want to move toward technical leadership, pre-sales, or product roles.
Skills Development: You'll build expertise in a particularly in-demand combination:
- AI/ML applied to media (image & video processing) — a fast-growing niche
- CDN, web performance, and media compression — evergreen enterprise skills
- Pre-sales technical consulting — highly valued and often underdeveloped among pure developers
- Node.js and React.js at enterprise scale
Compensation: No salary is listed, which is a yellow flag. Lemon.io marketplace rates for senior solutions engineers typically range $80K–$130K+ USD annually depending on location and experience. Negotiate firmly — the client-facing nature of this role commands a premium.
Culture Signals: The company is described as a "revolutionary" deep-tech startup — expect startup energy, fast pace, and the ability to influence direction. Cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Sales, and Marketing suggests a flat-ish structure.
Green Flags: Broad tech exposure, meaningful customer impact, growing AI media sector. Watch for: On-call expectations not disclosed, no PTO or benefits details available — clarify before accepting.
Are you a talented Senior Solutions Engineer looking for a remote job where you can showcase your skills and earn competitive compensation? Look no further than Lemon.io — a marketplace that connects you with hand-picked startups in the US and Europe.
We are seeking a Solutions Engineer for our client — a revolutionary Israeli-American deep-tech company specializing in AI-based image and video processing, looking to expand their customer base through hands-on technical expertise.
Involvement: Full-time
As a Solutions Engineer, you will:
- Be the product expert and trusted advisor that clients can turn to for guidance on maximizing value from SpeedSize technology.
- Gain experience in front-end and back-end development, web optimization, performance best practices, AI/ML, cloud computing, media compression, and CDN.
- Support customers' technical queries, solve integration issues, and demonstrate the possibilities of the technology.
- Manage the technical onboarding of new customers and translate their desired outcomes into an implementation plan that will provide value.
- Define new technical requirements for integration and prioritize project timelines.
- Lead all technical-related activities from pre-sale to launch to scale, collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure all customer requests and issues are handled promptly, working in collaboration with relevant teams (Customer Success, R&D, Sales, and Marketing).
- Utilize QA practices to ensure high-quality integrations and solutions.
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience as a Solutions Engineer
- 3+ years of experience with solution architecture
- 3+ years of experience with Node.js and React.js
- Clear and effective communication in English — advanced ability to discuss business tasks, justify decisions, and communicate issues. Good self-presentation is also essential for upcoming client calls.
- Adaptability and flexibility — the ability to onboard onto a project promptly after accepting it and start delivering results quickly.
Not your tech stack?
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Lemon.io works with developers from 75+ countries across Europe, Latin America, North America (the U.S. and Canada), selected countries in Asia (Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Israel), Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea), and Africa (including Morocco and South Africa).
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