Solution Architect at Aden (W20)
$100K - $200K  •  0.25% - 1.00%
Open source agent generation framework
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US)
Full-time
Will sponsor
3+ years
About Aden

The Mission We are entering an era where software doesn't just execute code - it spends money. AI Agents are autonomous, powerful, and unpredictable. A single logic bug in a background loop can burn through a startup's runway in hours.

Aden is building the safety layer that makes agentic AI viable for the enterprise. We are the "CFO in the code" - the infrastructure that allows engineering teams to ship powerful AI features without the fear of bankruptcy-level accidents.

The Challenge We aren't building a passive analytics dashboard. We are building active, high-velocity financial infrastructure. At Aden, you will work on low-latency middleware that sits in the critical path of AI execution. Our systems need to ingest streams of trace data, calculate complex unit economics in real-time (using Materialize views), and make split-second decisions to "kill" connections before they spiral out of control.

Why Join Us?

High Stakes Engineering: You aren't centering divs. You are building the "circuit breakers" for the world's most advanced LLM applications.

Immediate Impact: Our code literally saves our customers money the second it is installed. You will see the results of your work in the "Saved Spend" column every day.

The "Picks and Shovels" of AI: While everyone else fights to build the best chatbot, we are building the essential governance layer that every AI company will eventually need to survive due diligence and enterprise procurement.

Who We Are We are a team of technical founders and builders (PhD / CS background) who value shipping over slides. We are looking for engineers who want to touch the metal, understand the intricacies of LLM tokenomics, and build the standard for AI financial governance.

About the role
Skills: Git, JavaScript, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Python, SQL, ETL, PostgreSQL

Intro

As Aden scales its financial infrastructure for AI across B2B enterprise clients, we require a world-class Solution Architect to lead the technical integration and deployment of our platform. You will be the trusted technical advisor and primary engineering liaison for our largest and most complex enterprise customers. Your mandate is to deeply understand the bespoke architectures, legacy financial systems, and specific business needs of our clients, and then design and implement robust, scalable solutions utilizing Aden’s API suite. You will bridge the pre-sales and post-sales lifecycle, proving the technical viability of our platform during the sales process and ensuring flawless, secure deployment during onboarding. This role requires an equal mix of deep architectural engineering expertise, commercial awareness, and exceptional client-facing communication.

Key Responsibilities

  • Technical Discovery & Pre-Sales: Partner directly with the Sales Lead to engage executive stakeholders (CTOs, VPs of Engineering) at prospective enterprise clients. Conduct deep-dive technical discovery sessions to map out their existing infrastructure and identify integration points for Aden.
  • System Architecture & Design: Design comprehensive, highly secure, and scalable integration architectures. Create detailed technical proposals, sequence diagrams, and proof-of-concept (PoC) applications that demonstrate how Aden’s platform will seamlessly integrate with the client's internal systems.
  • Implementation Leadership: Lead the technical onboarding and implementation phase. Work hands-on with client engineering teams to configure webhooks, set up identity and access management (IAM), map data schemas, and ensure absolute compliance with security standards (SOC2, PCI, etc.).
  • Custom Tooling & Feedback Loop: Build custom scripts, SDK extensions, and integration tooling to accelerate customer deployments. Act as the voice of the customer, channeling critical technical feedback, feature requests, and edge-case discoveries directly back to the Aden Product and Engineering teams.
  • Best Practices & Documentation: Establish and document architectural best practices, integration playbooks, and reference implementations to standardize and scale our enterprise deployment process.
  • Troubleshooting & Escalation: Serve as the highest tier of technical escalation for complex, systemic issues post-deployment, utilizing your deep understanding of both the client’s architecture and Aden’s internal codebase to drive rapid resolution.

Qualifications

  • Experience: 6+ years of experience in software engineering, technical consulting, or solution architecture, specifically within B2B enterprise software, FinTech, or cloud infrastructure.
  • Technical Depth: Deep expertise in API design (REST, webhooks, event-driven architectures), distributed systems, and cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure). Strong proficiency in reading and writing code (Python, Go, or TypeScript preferred).
  • Financial Systems Knowledge: Understanding of core financial concepts, including double-entry ledgers, payment gateways, reconciliation processes, and regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Client-Facing Excellence: Exceptional presentation and communication skills. Proven ability to navigate complex enterprise procurement processes and manage stakeholders across both engineering and executive functions.
  • Problem Solving: A highly analytical mindset with the ability to quickly debug complex network, security, and integration issues across disparate systems.

Nice to Haves

  • Experience integrating or deploying AI/ML infrastructure within enterprise environments.
  • Certifications in AWS or GCP Architecture.
  • Previous experience operating within the venture capital or financial markets ecosystem.

What We Offer

  • Competitive base salary, performance-based bonuses, and significant equity.
  • Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • The chance to be the technical face of a rapidly growing company, working directly with top-tier enterprise engineering teams.
  • Generous equipment and home office stipend.
Technology
  •          HTML & CSS
    
  •          Javascript (Vue.js, bootstrap, axios, redux, google analytics, jquery, datatables, webpack)
    
  •          RESTful API Design & Implementation (OpenAPI)
    
  •          MySQL Commands & Utilities (Mysqldump...)
    
  •          Elasticsearch
    
  •          DynamoDB
    
  •          Docker & Docker-compose
    
  •          Python3 (Requests, PyMySQL, SQLAlchemy, Scrapy, multiprocessing, apscheduler, pandas, numpy...)
    
  •          Linux Commands & Utilities (Ubuntu, screen, crontab)
    
  •          Kubernetes (GKE)
    
  •          Load Balancer (Ingress)
    
  •          Compute Engine (GCE)
    
  •          Cloud Endpoint
    
  •          MySQL (Cloud SQL)
    
  •          Redis
    

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