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SingleStore is seeking a Principal Solutions Engineer to serve as a trusted technical expert for Fortune 1,000 customers evaluating the SingleStore unified data platform. This role sits at the intersection of sales and engineering, where you will drive technical evaluations, design and deploy proofs of concept, and partner with Account Executives to close new business and expand existing accounts.
You will be responsible for understanding complex customer requirements across industries, educating prospects on SingleStore's real-time transaction, analytics, and search capabilities, and demonstrating how the platform solves mission-critical business needs. Key responsibilities include designing and deploying POCs with prospective customers, executing technical evaluations (query tuning, load testing), acting as the subject matter expert during sales cycles, partnering with internal teams (Product, Engineering, Support, Marketing) to relay customer feedback, and developing channel and partner relationships for co-selling in the region.
SingleStore is a global database company recognized by Gartner and Forrester, serving top Fortune 500 enterprises with a 95%+ gross retention rate. The platform handles streaming data ingestion, vector search, full-text search, and multi-model data types at petabyte scale with high performance and low latency. The company is owned by Vector Capital and headquartered in San Francisco, with offices worldwide including Hyderabad.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Fluency in English and regional languages
- Experience with Gen AI, ML, and Advanced Analytics
- Proven success selling enterprise database technologies, distributed systems, and similar products
- Deep understanding of distributed database technologies (both analytic and transactional processing)
- Expertise executing POCs and deploying complex technologies into existing customer environments
- In-depth knowledge of data platforms and competitive products (Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, MongoDB, Snowflake, Databricks, etc.)
- Experience with cloud and containerized environments, deployment, and orchestration (Linux, Kubernetes)
- Proficient programming skills in Python, Java, or other programming languages
- Ability to travel within the region and internationally
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or relevant technical field
