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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Solutions Architect - **Company:** DataDirect Networks - **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Architecture, Data Centers, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Tensorflow, Pytorch, Large Language Models, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations - **Published:** May 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/job/detail/87218226/Principal-Solutions-Architect ## About the Role * Strong background in AI/ML infrastructure, data engineering, AI application development, or technical consulting. * Experience with modern AI technologies including LLMs, RAG, inference, neural networks, vector databases, and AI pipelines. * Hands-on familiarity with tools and frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, NVIDIA Enterprise Suite, NeMO, and NIMs. * Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and executive stakeholders. * Experience supporting complex customer engagements in a pre-sales or solution consulting environment. * Strong presentation, relationship-building, and strategic problem-solving skills. Preferred Background * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). * Experience working with cloud providers, strategic alliances, and partner ecosystems. * Background in technical sales engineering, AI consulting, or customer-facing architecture roles. * Understanding of AI infrastructure optimization, scalability, and data center performance considerations DDN DDN has a very strong orientation towards these 4 characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate these capabilities: Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives. Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets, achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals, focuses on critical priorities, and is accountable. Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses cause of issue. Practical, realistic, and resourceful. Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, and solves problems creatively. ## Description The DataDirect Networks Principal Solutions Architect role blends deep technical expertise with a strong consultative approach to helping customers build and scale AI, ML, and HPC solutions. This position plays a key role in connecting DDN's AI and data platform technologies to real customer business challenges - helping organizations improve performance, reduce latency, increase operational efficiency, and accelerate time-to-insight. Core Responsibilities Serve as a trusted advisor to customers by understanding their AI, data, and infrastructure challenges and recommending tailored solutions. * Design scalable AI and data architectures that support long-term growth, performance, and operational efficiency. * Partner closely with Sales, Engineering, Product, and Marketing teams to support customer engagements and influence strategy. * Lead technical presentations, demos, proof-of-concepts, and customer workshops throughout the sales cycle. * Support partner and alliance relationships across cloud providers, OEMs, integrators, and hyperscalers. * Deliver enablement and technical training to internal teams and external partners. * Stay current on AI, data infrastructure, and competitive market trends to effectively position DDN solutions. ## Related Videos - [Photonic Computing: Programming a New Class of AI Accelerators (incl. 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