Solutions Engineer, AP Intelligence

Date: May 21, 2026

Location:
New York, NY, US, 10281

Company:
Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiasednews in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.

Fornearly 180years, The Associated Press has set the global standard foraccurate, nonpartisan journalism. AP Intelligence is the next evolution of that mission, transforming our firsthand reporting into structured, verified datathat'seasy to integrate into any existing technology stack or user flow. Filling a critical gap in the world's data infrastructure, AP Intelligence enables organizations of all kinds to enrich their models, deepen their analysis, and improve their decisions with a real-time understanding of real-world events.

The AP is expanding the team responsible fordrivinggrowth of theAP IntelligencePartner Ecosystem. Weare seeking a collaborative, revenue minded Solutions Engineer to join our team. Reporting to Product Leadership for AP Intelligence,this role willidentify high-value opportunities across the data ecosystem,develop and validatetechnicalsolutions, and lead their implementationwith customers, ensuringAP Intelligencedeliversmeaningfulreal-worldoutcomes.

What you will do:

• Partnership Development& Commercial Solutioning

• • Proactively identify and evaluate new partnership and customer opportunities across data marketplaces, AI infrastructure providers, and enterprise platforms-assessing strategic fit, technical architecture, and commercial potential

  
  
  

• • Lead technical discovery, solution scoping and POC engagements alongsideproduct and sales teams,providing technical expertise, outlining the value proposition, and answering product, API, and LLM-related questions.Demonstrate how leveraging AP Intelligence's APIscombined with datamarketplace technologycan meet customers' business needs and deliver substantial business value. This includesdeveloping andscopingcustomeruse cases,building and presenting representative demos that demonstrate the value of AP Intelligence,and communicating the technical detail and value to the customer.

  
  
  

• • Develop and nurture strong customer relationships during the evaluation, validation, andpurchasingprocess.

  
  
  

• • Evaluate customer environments and advise on integrationsdirectly with AP APIs andacrossvarioustypes of cloud-based data platforms(includingSnowflake,Databricks, AWS, GCP,andmore).

  
  
  

• • Own technical responses in RFPs, securityreviewsand due diligence

  
  
  

• • Supportcustomersecurity and compliancereviews in partnership with internal teams

  
  
  

• • Explain standardized collateral, guiding partners and customers toward relevant resources, and escalating complex requirements to the appropriate teams.

  
  
  

• Integration& Onboarding

• • Lead technical onboarding, ensuring clean integrations from day one

  
  
  

• • Coordinate access provisioning, licensing terms and data delivery workflows with Technology, Product and Legal teams

  
  
  

• • Build andmaintainonboarding guides, integrationplaybooksand technical documentation

  
  
  

• Ongoing Customer Success & Growth

• • Monitor integration health and usage,surfacepotential churn andexpansion opportunities

  
  
  

• • Foster partner and customer advocacy and represent the voice of the customer with internal teams by gathering and relaying customer feedback,identifyingthemes across customers, and incorporating them into product planning.

  
  
  

• • Translate technical insights into commercial opportunities for the Revenue team

  
  
  

• • Track and report customer health and technical engagement metrics

  
  
  

• • Identify whitespace opportunities within the partner ecosystem and propose new commercial structures, use cases, or integrations that expand AP Intelligence's revenue surface

  
  
  

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

• 5+ years in Solutions Engineering, TechnicalBusinessDevelopment,orhybrid technical/commercial role in B2B enterprise data or SaaS

• Hands-on experience withcloud-based data platforms

• Candemonstrateexperience using AWS or other cloud provider technology to build solutions.

• Proficiencyin Python (preferred) or similar language for building or integrating with data pipelines, RESTful APIs,JSON schemas.

• Strong working knowledge of datapipelines,low-latencydata concerns (streaming),data query and analysis technologies (ex. SQL),APIs, metadatamanagementand cloud ecosystems

• Strong working knowledge and passion for AI technology and concepts including LLMs, RAG, GPTs, MCP/A2A.Track recordorganizing, planning and executing POC projects fromtechnical discoverythrough build;communicating status, maintainingproject momentumand suggesting pivots when necessary

• Have a passion for translating ambiguous business challenges into structured technical solutions

Location:

This position follows a hybrid work model based in AP's New York headquarters. AP employees are onsite three days a week, Tuesday,Wednesdayand Thursday.

Salary & Benefits:

Theanticipatedsalary range for this position is$125,000 - $143,000, based on a candidate's skills, qualifications, and location. The Associated Press offers comprehensive benefits, which include:

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage

• Retirement benefits

• Company paid life insurance

• Paid vacation and sick days

• Paid parental leave for any new parent

• Mental well-being resources

AP seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, status as a veteran, or other characteristic protected by law.

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