WEKA is architecting a new approach to the enterprise data stack built for the age of reasoning. The WEKA® Data Platform sets the standard for agentic AI data infrastructure with a cloud and AI-native software solution that can be deployed anywhere. It transforms legacy data silos into data pipelines that dramatically increase GPU utilization and make AI model training and inference, machine learning, and other compute-intensive workloads run faster, work more efficiently, and consume less energy.

WEKA is a pre-IPO, growth-stage company on a hyper-growth trajectory. We’ve raised $375M in capital with dozens of world-class venture capital and strategic investors. We help the world’s largest and most innovative enterprises and research organizations, including 12 of the Fortune 50, achieve discoveries, insights, and business outcomes faster and more sustainably. We’re passionate about solving our customers’ most complex data challenges to accelerate intelligent innovation and business value. If you share our passion, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

What you'll be doing:

Being “the k8s person” for the world’s fastest filesystem means that you have strong influence over how customers and the market will receive WEKA container services. Whether it’s running in k8s or Openshift, or just steering the next CSI enhancement, yours will be a reverberating voice for how WEKA meets container services in customer environments. It also means you’re poised for:

Leading-edge Innovation: As a member of the product team, your unfettered access to customers means that you get a real world view into actual customer workloads that are pushing the envelope of what’s possible in storage, let alone container services. Many of our customers are pioneers in their field, and you’ll be in a prime position to analyze ground-breaking, never-seen-before architectures.
Impactful Collaboration: This role offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product development, sales, and customer success. You will be an integral part of ensuring our solutions meet and exceed customer expectations.
Professional Growth: At WEKA, we value continuous learning and development. You'll be encouraged to expand your expertise, stay current with industry trends, and be a driving force behind our continued success.
Global Reach: Our products have a worldwide footprint, and you'll have the chance to engage with customers and partners from all corners of the globe. Whether you’re working on t-shirt sizing for deployment guidance or easing operational friction for the world’s largest AI and Generative AI customers, your work will have a global impact. We’ll be thrilled to cheer for you as you get on stage and talk about it at your favorite conferences.

Bring Your Expertise – and Your Passion

Your domain knowledge is pan-industry, covering all things high performance compute and storage. You’re excited to advance the state-of-the-art, and thrive on the competitive nature of repetitive testing leading to benchmarks. Important factors leading to your success include:

Technical Proficiency: You have a strong technical background in Kubernetes, with demonstrable skills where product strategy meets infrastructure. bottlenecks and implementing test automation. You live and breathe the intersection of market needs and complex technical details.
Strategic Thinker: You should have a strategic mindset, capable of analyzing market trends, identifying opportunities, and translating them into actionable product and marketing strategies as a part of the product management team.
Effective Communicator: Remember those complex technical details? You can articulate them effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in clear and compelling ways. You transform your work into a kind of technical storytelling.
Collaborative Team Player: Success in this role depends on your ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and be an integral part of both product management and WEKA at large.
Passion for Innovation: You should have a genuine passion for technology and innovation, influencing product decisions based on market trends and customer needs.

Responsibilities include:

Technical Evangelism: Ensure that the technical aspects of WEKA Kubernetes, OpenShift, and CSI integrations are well understood and effectively communicated to customers and internal teams.
Hands-on Validation: Perform hands-on testing and validation of Kubernetes use cases, ensuring completeness of the product from a customer perspective.
Competitive Analysis: Conduct comparative analyses against similar solutions, highlighting WEKA advantages in Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.
Technical Content Development: Create technical collateral such as whitepapers, reference architectures, case studies, and presentations that showcase the product’s capabilities and value in containerized environments.
Product Enablement: Work closely with sales, solutions architects, and partners to provide product training, technical demos, and proof-of-concept support.
Customer Advocacy: Engage with customers to gather real-world feedback on WEKA Kubernetes and OpenShift integrations, influencing product development priorities.
Competitive Positioning: Assist in developing technical messaging and positioning to differentiate WEKA solutions from competitors, including sizing guidance.
Product Beta Management: Lead and manage beta programs for new Kubernetes, OpenShift, and CSI features, gathering detailed feedback from customers and partners.
Field Engagement: Support sales engineers in resolving technical objections and ensuring successful deployments in Kubernetes and containerized environments.
Event Participation: Represent WEKA at industry events, conferences, and meetups to showcase our Kubernetes, OpenShift, and CSI solutions.

Requirements

5+ years of experience as a Technical Marketing Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or similar role.
Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and CSI (Container Storage Interface). Must be proficient in deploying and managing containerized workloads in Kubernetes environments.
Deep and demonstrable understanding of container orchestration and persistent volumes. This role is all about where containerization and storage meet.
Experience contributing to architectures for Kubernetes-native applications with a focus on idiomatic usability.
Familiarity with cloud-native storage solutions, CSI drivers, and related ecosystem tools.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts.
Experience in developing technical content such as blogs, solution guides, and webinars.

It's nice if you have:

Exposure to HPC and distributed storage system details.
In-depth comprehension of typical system architectures, coupled with a clear ability to characterize capabilities and limitations.
Capability to conduct thorough technical analyses, collaborating closely with PM and R&D teams to address concerns and anomalies.
Experience with public cloud Kubernetes services (e.g., Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Azure AKS, Red Hat OpenShift).
Understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code (IaC).
Familiarity with Kubernetes networking, security, and observability tools.

The WEKA Way

We are Accountable: We take full ownership, always–even when things don’t go as planned. We lead with integrity, show up with responsibility & ownership, and hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards.
We are Brave: We question the status quo, push boundaries, and take smart risks when needed. We welcome challenges and embrace debates as opportunities for growth, turning courage into fuel for innovation.
We are Collaborative: True collaboration isn’t only about working together. It’s about lifting one another up to succeed collectively. We are team-oriented and communicate with empathy and respect. We challenge each other and conduct positive conflict resolution. We are being transparent about our goals and results. And together, we’re unstoppable.
We are Customer Centric: Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We actively listen and prioritize the success of our customers, and every decision we make is driven by how we can better serve, support, and empower them to succeed. When our customers win, we win.

USA Residents Only: The base salary hiring wage range for this position which the Company reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position in the specified geographic areas or locations, is $200,000-$280,000. Final compensation will be dependent on various factors relevant to the position and candidate such as geographical location, candidate qualifications, certifications, relevant job-related work experience, education, skillset and other relevant business and organizational factors, consistent with applicable law. In addition, the position may include some of the following comprehensive benefits such as Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401(K), Flexible Time off (FTO), sick time, leave of absence as per the FMLA and other relevant leave laws.

Concerned you don’t meet every qualification? Don’t let it stop you from applying!
Studies have shown that traditionally underrepresented groups may be less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t meet every qualification specified. WEKA is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this position but are concerned your past work experience doesn’t match up perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway – you may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at WEKA.

WEKA is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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