Senior Solution Engineer - Federal (Intelligence Community)

C3 AI (NYSE: AI), is the Enterprise AI application software company. C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products including the C3 Agentic AI Platform, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications, C3 AI applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS enterprise AI applications that enable the digital transformation of organizations globally, and C3 Generative AI, a suite of domain-specific generative AI offerings for the enterprise. Learn more at:

C3 AI is seeking a Senior Solution Engineer . As a Senior Solution Engineer, you will be engineering full-stack AI-driven web applications on the C3 AI Platform. You will be working directly with our customers to design, develop, and deploy production applications, demos, and proofs-of-technology. An ideal candidate possesses strategic and analytical aptitude, software development expertise, and excellent interpersonal skills. 

This role requires US Citizenship.  Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with a CI Polygraph or greater is required. 

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deploy full-stack, AI-based enterprise applications on the C3 AI Platform 
• Engage customer executives and domain experts to define and design production-ready application demos 
• Lead a development team and manage individual project deliverables 
• Mentor junior team members on coding standards and design techniques 
• Lead design and development reviews of customer software applications 
• Test, troubleshoot, and enhance customer software applications with and on behalf of customers 
• Identify application performance bottlenecks and propose optimizations 
• Drive sales discussions on architecture and engineering, particularly with explaining the C3 AI Platform and its interoperability with existing systems 
• Lead the delivery of technical deep-dives, demonstrations, and customer training 
• Write application specifications and documentation 
• Act as a technical expert in scoping of new applications and provide level-of-effort estimations 
• Continuously identify technical risks and gaps; devise mitigation strategies in anticipation of customer needs and communicate project status to internal and external executive stakeholders 
• Work closely with product management and engineering to drive improvements to the overall quality of C3 AI software 
• Lead improvement efforts across the company that will impact all customers  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM), or comparable area of study 
• At least 3+ years of work experience in the U.S. Intelligence Community Experience
• Active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance with a minimum of CI polygraph (Full-Scope Polygraph (FSP) preferred)
• 5+ years of professional software development experience with object-oriented programming languages 
• Experience leading engineering teams 
• Strong verbal and written communication, and ability to work effectively on a cross-functional team 
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities 
• Organizational skills and attention to detail 
• Ability to travel as needed 

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future company sponsorship.

C3 AI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristics, including disabled and veteran status.