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Senior Solution Engineer
Company | Point B |
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Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
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Salary | $96500 – $215500 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- B.A. or B.S. or equivalent in a quantitative subject (computer science, engineering, mathematics, sciences, etc.), or significant, comparable work experience
- 8+ years of experience developing software solutions for business users, including all aspects of the software development life cycle
- Proven experience architecting software solutions and leading technical teams in software development projects
- Strong ability to engage with business leaders and clients, translating business problems into technical solutions
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
- Proven experience developing software solutions in Python and relevant frameworks
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases (SQL, NoSQL)
- Experience with APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
- Experience with modern software development practices (Agile, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines)
Responsibilities
- Engage with clients to deeply understand their business problems and define technology solutions
- Develop solution architecture that is technically feasible, aligns with business needs, and is broken down into structured components for implementation
- Collaborate with business analysts, product owners, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into actionable technical solutions
- Design software architecture including structure, components, interactions, and guiding principles that is scalable, maintainable, and aligned with business needs
- Lead development teams in the implementation of software solutions, ensuring software development best practices are followed
- Provide technical direction, oversight, and guidance to engineers and consultants throughout the project lifecycle
- Lead client stakeholders and project teams through the implementation process, ensuring alignment between business needs and technical execution
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients, managing expectations, risks, and dependencies while ensuring successful solution delivery
- Identifies potential risks, develops mitigation strategies, and recommends key project decisions
Preferred Qualifications
- Innate problem solvers who want to grow in a flexible, collaborative culture
- Those who have a growth mindset regarding training, practice, and evolving their skills
- Versatile people who thrive on variety and challenge
- Successful in ambiguous environments
- Desire to and ability to learn
- Passion for Point B’s Mission, Vision, Values & Culture
- Gets it done brand and attitude
- Ability to work from home
- Ability to work non-standard work hours when necessary
- Ability to travel up to 80%