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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Solutions Architect - **Company:** Shelf, Inc. - **Location:** New York, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Customer Data Management, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Programming Tools, Graph Database, Software Deployment, Systems Integration, Enterprise Data Management, Cloud Platform System, Large Language Models, Data Management - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/ai-solutions-architect-shelf-8662962 ## About the Role * Solution Architecture Expertise - 7-12+ years in solutions architecture, technical pre-sales, enterprise architecture, data/AI engineering, or similar customer-facing technical roles, with a track record of designing complex enterprise solutions. * Deep Data & AI Expertise - Strong command of data modeling, data platforms, ETL/pipelines, LLMs, RAG, and agent-based systems; experience with knowledge graphs, ontologies, or semantic technologies is strongly preferred. * Enterprise Technical Authority - Deep understanding of enterprise architecture, security, integrations, deployment strategy, and cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP. * Senior Stakeholder & Commercial Credibility - Comfortable leading technical conversations with Enterprise Architects, Data Leaders, CTOs, and AI Leaders, translating complex technology into business value and helping drive technical wins, conversions, and expansion. * Hands-On & Collaborative - Proficient in modern AI development tools such as Claude Code or Cursor to build and validate solutions yourself, moving fluidly between executive-level architecture discussions and hands-on work with Engineering. * Startup-Tested - Ex-technical founder or experience at a startup or other fast-paced, high-growth company is a strong plus; comfortable with ambiguity and moving fast. * Builder Mentality - Scrappy, resourceful, and biased toward action; you'd rather prototype a solution than just describe one. ## Description As a Solutions Architect at Shelf, you'll be the technical authority behind our most complex customer opportunities, translating enterprise data, architecture, and AI challenges into solutions that can prove value quickly and scale into production. You'll engage early in the sales cycle, leading technical discovery and conversations around architecture, security, integrations, and deployment strategy. You'll work with senior technical stakeholders to understand their existing data environment and AI initiatives, design the target solution, and guide proof-of-value pilots using real customer data. This is a highly technical, customer-facing role. You'll be equally comfortable whiteboarding an architecture with a CTO or Enterprise Architect, digging into data models and pipelines alongside Engineering, and explaining how the proposed solution creates measurable business value. Reporting to the Director of Solutions Architecture, you'll partner closely with Account Executives throughout the sales cycle, with primary ownership of technical evaluations and pilots. You'll also work with Customer Success through onboarding and initial enablement, help architect expansion opportunities within existing accounts, and bring structured feedback from the field directly to Product and Engineering., * Lead Technical Discovery & Solution Design - Translate customer data environments, GenAI initiatives, security requirements, integrations, and deployment constraints into clear, deployable target architectures. * Own Technical Evaluations - Lead architecture, security, and deployment conversations throughout the sales cycle, serving as the technical authority for senior customer stakeholders. * Design & Guide Proof-of-Value Pilots - Define success criteria and lead pilots using real customer data, building alongside Engineering to demonstrate measurable value and validate the path to production. * Architect for Production & Expansion - Define reference architectures that guide customers from pilot through production deployment, scale, and additional use cases within existing accounts. * Build & Influence - Develop reusable reference architectures, ontology templates, and solution best practices while bringing structured field insights back to the CTO, Product, and Engineering teams. ## Related Videos - [AI PowerPlay: Building High-Impact Teams & Transformative Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1005-ai-powerplay-building-high-impact-teams-transformative-solutions) - [Putting the Graph In GraphQL With The Neo4j GraphQL Library](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/257-putting-the-graph-in-graphql-with-the-neo4j-graphql-library) - [Developer Tools for Microsoft Azure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/450-developer-tools-for-microsoft-azure) - [It's all about the Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/425-it-s-all-about-the-data) - [Inside the AI Revolution: How Microsoft is Empowering the World to Achieve More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/869-inside-the-ai-revolution-how-microsoft-is-empowering-the-world-to-achieve-more) - [Architecting the Future: Leveraging AI, Cloud, and Data for Business Success](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1096-architecting-the-future-leveraging-ai-cloud-and-data-for-business-success) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Stephan Gillich - Bringing AI Everywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/489-stephan-gillich-bringing-ai-everywhere) - [What Industries Outside of AI Are Hiring The Most AI Experts?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/98-what-industries-outside-of-ai-are-hiring-the-most-ai-experts) - [Graph and AI Trends 2026: Why Is AI Running but Not Yet Delivering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/680-graph-and-ai-trends-2026-why-is-ai-running-but-not-yet-delivering)