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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Solutions Engineer - East Coast - **Company:** Cloudera, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $180,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Application Integration Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Cloudera Impala, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Security, Data Warehousing, Relational Databases, IBM InfoSphere DataStage, Linux, Greenplum, Oracle Exadata, R (Programming Language), Apache Hadoop, Hadoop Distributed File System, Apache HBase, Apache Hive, IBM Cloud Computing, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, MongoDB, NoSQL, Open Data Protocol, OpenShift, Oracle (Applications), Cloudera, Apache Solr, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Tableau (Software), Talend, Teradata SQL, Anaconda, Google Cloud, Enterprise Software Applications, Apache Yarn, Informatica Powercenter, Netezza, Apache Spark, Deep Learning, Jupyter, Containerization, Data Lakes, Kubernetes, Druid, Apache Flink, Cassandra, Bare Metal, Qlikview, Apache Kafka, Free and Open-Source Software, Apache Nifi, Data Management, Hardware Infrastructure, Stream Processing, TIBCO (Software), Mulesoft - **Published:** July 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17759206?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17759206%2FSolutions-Engineer-East-Coast-New-Jersey ## About the Role * 5+ years of professional work experience in a pre-sales customer facing role (Solutions Engineer, Sales Engineer, technical consultant, Solutions Architecture or similar position) acting as a co-seller selling solutions to business leaders and technical champions in the enterprise. * Demonstrated experience conducting technical discovery, whiteboarding proposed solutions, running demos, and building technical proof of concepts to drive clear business outcomes. * You have experience with public cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM Cloud, etc.) You have an interest in achieving your public cloud certification. * You have experience with the Apache Hadoop ecosystem (HDFS, YARN) and related components (Spark, Hive, Impala, Kudu, Solr, etc.) and can talk to the benefits of a centralized architecture for both data management and data access * You have some experience of the formation of Data Lakes, principles of Data Warehousing, SQL and relational database patterns, and application integration * You may have experience with Data Flow, Queues and Stream Processing (Nifi, Kafka, Flink, Spark) in enterprise applications * You have some basic software development experience in Java, Scala or Python * You have some knowledge of differentiators across the competitive landscape * You have an interest in Data Science and understand the difference between Data Engineering and Applied Science * You have demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills. * You care about your colleagues, and you will get the job done together. You are passionate about what you do and inspire people around you * Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in a Technical Field You may also have: (Preferred Qualifications): * You have experience with the Linux OS and bare metal, VM, and distributed container platforms Kubernetes or OpenShift. You may have some experience with specific private cloud infrastructures (Server Hardware, Storage, Networking). * You understand the challenges in operations and integration of enterprise platforms for Security and Data Governance in the enterprise * Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) experience - Teradata, Netezza, GreenPlum, Exadata. * NoSQL or Operational-DB experience (HBase, Phoenix, Accumlo, Druid, Cassandra, MongoDB, etc.) Maybe you can even debate one option over another? * Integration Products experience (Talend, DataStage, Informatica BDM, Qlik, Tableau, Zoomdata, Tibco, MuleSoft, IBM, Oracle, Spring Integration, etc.) * Data Science and ML experience - (R, Python, Anaconda, Jupyter, Deep Learning Frameworks etc.) * Experience with, and interest in, open-source software and development practices ## Description * Serve as a trusted technical advisor throughout the pre-sales lifecycle, leading technical discovery, custom solution design, and interactive demos to translate customer pain points into high-value business outcomes. * Create and deliver customer-centric solution designs, proposed architectures and business outcomes to all levels - developers, architects, CTO, and CIO * Advise customers on use case patterns through discovery and requirements workshops * Work with teammates and management to define technical selling strategy * Work with cross-functional teams including Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Services, Support, Training, and Engineering to share Cloudera's Vision with customers * Transform customer feedback into actionable product roadmap items * Champion and drive adoption of key open-source data ecosystems, including Spark, Iceberg, Open Data Lakehouse architectures, AI, and streaming platforms (NiFi, Kafka, Flink). * Participate within the Cloudera community, share evangelism activities (blogs, meetups, industry events), and contribute to internal and external knowledge repositories ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Tomorrow's cloud data platforms - fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/254-tomorrow-s-cloud-data-platforms-fully-managed-database-as-a-service-dbaas) - [Alibaba Big Data and Machine Learning Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/37-alibaba-big-data-and-machine-learning-technology) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [How to Answer the Interview Question: “Why Do You Want to Be a Software Engineer?”](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/392-how-to-answer-the-interview-question-why-do-you-want-to-be-a-software-engineer) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)