Senior Solutions Architect II; AI​/ML

Dive in and do the best work of your career rney alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.

We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect II who is passionate about solving complex cloud infrastructure challenges especially in the fast-growing AI/ML space.

As a Senior Solutions Architect II at Digital Ocean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Solutions Architecture, you’ll partner with our most strategic accounts and partnerships to design and implement scalable, reliable, and innovative cloud solutions. You will influence both technical and business decisions, help customers modernize their workloads, and position Digital Ocean as the preferred cloud for their AI/ML and GPU needs.

In this role, you will collaborate with Sales, Technical Account Management, and Partner teams to deliver technical excellence that drives both new customer acquisition and the expansion of existing relationships. As the technical subject matter expert, you will design, implement, and optimize cloud solutions that are high-performing, resilient, and aligned to customer needs.

Additionally, you will work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Operations to ensure customer feedback shapes the continuous improvement of Digital Ocean’s products and services. Your technical leadership and consultative approach will be essential in building trusted relationships, influencing strategic decisions, and positioning Digital Ocean as the preferred cloud partner for growing businesses and strategic partners.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine your technical depth, business acumen, and communication skills to drive meaningful impact on Digital Ocean’s growth and success.

As a Senior Solutions Architect II supporting Strategic Accounts & Partnerships with emphasis on AI/ML and GPU-based technologies, you will be a key technical leader, working closely with some of our most important customers and partners to drive innovation, cloud adoption, and long-term success. You will collaborate with account teams, Technical Account Management, engineering, and partner organizations to solve complex business challenges through technical excellence.

• Act as a trusted technical advisor for strategic accounts and partners, with a focus on AI/ML and GPU-based workloads.
• Collaborate with Account Executives, Technical Account Managers, and Partners to develop success plans aligned to business goals.
• Design, present, and implement scalable architectures, modernization strategies, and AI solutions tailored to customer needs.
• Lead technical deep dives, workshops, proof-of-concepts, and executive briefings to accelerate adoption.
• Demonstrate strong expertise in AI/ML frameworks like Tensor Flow and PyTorch and usage of platforms like Hugging Face, with experience deploying and fine-tuning LLMs and GenAI models.
• Optimize AI/ML workloads using high performance inference engines like vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT, and quantization methods (INT4, INT8, FP8).
• Educate customers to build scalable AI applications like chatbots, inference services or recommendation systems using Kubernetes, NFS, and databases.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Dev Ops tools like Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot complex technical challenges in partnership with Engineering, Support, and…