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# Solutions Engineer, AI/ML

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1997c828c301a92b

Cake posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in US with no pay posted. Delivers production-ready AI and software solutions directly with customers, supporting implementations and troubleshooting complex technical issues. Read from the employer’s posting on November 6, 2026.

- [Cake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cake)

Posted Jul 8, 2026 by Cake · open on Greenhouse as of Nov 6, 2026

Pay not posted US Remote

Delivers production-ready AI and software solutions directly with customers, supporting implementations and troubleshooting complex technical issues.

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## At a glance

### Posted base pay

Not posted

Senior FDE postings, 1,849 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K.

### The work

Builds what the customer runs

Balance **Mostly building**

Project stages

1. Pre-sales (not covered)
2. Proof of concept
3. Implementation
4. Operations

- **Coding**: Writes production code

- **Builds for**: External customers

- **Level**: Senior

- **Role**: Individual contributor

### What they ask for

Experience

- **6+ years** AI, Data Science, Machine Learning, and/or software engineering
- **2+ years** Developing AI solutions, including modern Generative AI technologies

Background

- **Software engineering**
- **Implementation and data engineering**

### Do you meet what the posting states?

The posting asks for 2+ years. How many do you have?

The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now?

The work is remote from the US. Can you work from the US?

Which of these have you used in production?

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## Conditions

- **Location**: US

- **Work arrangement**: Remote

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## The job description from Cake

Posted by Cake on Jul 8, 2026

### About the Company

Cake is on a mission to make cutting-edge AI accessible to every business. We remove complexity and cost barriers, empowering teams to adopt AI/ML faster and more easily. Backed by top investors, including Google’s Gradient Ventures and Primary Venture. Partners, Cake solves the entire AI infrastructure problem for customers 10x faster and 10x cheaper than alternatives.

Our platform comprises four layers: compute infrastructure management, open-source components, common integrations, and pre-built recipes.

Security and monitoring are built-in, ensuring a smooth path to production. This approach resonates strongly across mid-market enterprises, and we’re poised for significant growth in the coming year.

Intensity, humility, and collaboration are the cornerstones of our culture. We’re a dynamic team of forward-thinking technologists who love to learn from each other and push the boundaries of AI at an incredibly fast pace. If you’re excited about reshaping the future of AI, we’d love to hear from you.

### What You’ll Do

- Work hands on with customers to deliver high quality production-ready AI and Software solutions
- Drive exceptional customer success as reflected in successful implementations and high POC conversion rates, renewal rates, and customer satisfaction scores
- Leverage deep technical expertise to support customers and troubleshoot complex issues
- Work with the product team to prioritize the roadmap based on real customer feedback
- Communicate findings to stakeholders in a clear and concise way

### Requirements

- 6+ years of experience in AI, Data Science, Machine Learning, and/or software engineering
- 2+ years of experience developing AI Solutions, including modern Generative AI technologies, such as LLMs, Vector DBs, Agent frameworks, Tools, and MCP
- Strong grasp of the full MLOps lifecycle, including data engineering, training/evaluation, serving, and monitoring
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and ideally Kubernetes
- Strong programming skills in Python
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and customers simultaneously
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and customer relationship management skills

### Benefits

- Competitive cash compensation
- Top-tier fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401k program

### Additional Perks

- Unlimited PTO
- Monthly half day
- Citi Bike membership
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Office equipment stipend, including reimbursement for approved disability-related accommodations
- Investment in employee learning and growth opportunities

*Cake is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and job seekers regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected category. * *As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity and its positive impact on our culture. *

*Cake also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We are dedicated to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. If you require accommodation, please email us at * *accommodationrequest@cake.ai* * and we will promptly address your request. *

[View posting at Cake](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cakeai/jobs/5182959007)

## About Cake

Cake provides managed AI infrastructure and coding agents that let enterprises build and run AI workloads in their own cloud environments.

Seed · 10–50 people

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