Meridian AI, Inc. Solutions Architect Remote · Full time Company website

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Meridian is the leading CRM and data intelligence platform for private market investors. We are trusted by top-tier firms across private equity, credit, hedge funds, and institutional LPs and today power over $500B in assets under management. Built by a team with deep investing and technology expertise — including alumni from Blackstone and Thoma Bravo — Meridian offers an integrated system of record that combines software, structured data, and proprietary AI to streamline how investment teams operate. Our customers no longer need to stitch together Salesforce, PitchBook, or spreadsheets. Meridian delivers a single, unified platform purpose-built for the full investment lifecycle — from sourcing and diligence to IC management, portfolio tracking, and reporting. We’ve raised $7M in seed funding from world-renowned VCs and are growing rapidly, with an exceptional inbound pipeline and consistently increasing contract values. Several firms have signed multi-year contracts exceeding $200K+, and demand continues to accelerate.

This role bridges the gap between high-level architecture and execution. You'll design solutions, delegate implementation to engineering leads, and ensure technical decisions align with business objectives. You'll also provide critical backup to the CTO, stepping in to handle customer technical discussions, vendor negotiations, and architectural decisions when needed.

What You'll Do

• Own technical research and vendor selection. Lead evaluation of data enrichment providers, integration partners, and technical tools—including vendor outreach, requirements mapping, feature comparison, cost analysis, and recommendations.
• Architect technical solutions. Work in consultation with customer and product leaders to implement technical solutions and scale the application based on business requirements and UI/UX design.
• Prepare engineering documentation. Create a variety of resources, including research, vendor selection rubrics, metrics, profiling, and reporting, for the engineering team as well as for C-suite for review and approval.
• Manage engineering leads. Provide technical direction and oversight to engineering leads, ensuring projects stay on track and align with architectural vision.
• Handle customer-facing technical communication. Join customer calls to discuss technical requirements, integrations, system architecture, and implementation details with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Translate technical complexity. Bridge the gap between engineering teams and business stakeholders, explaining technical concepts clearly to customers, product teams, and leadership.
• Leading and mentoring engineering teams. Provide architectural guidance and remove blockers that prevent engineering teams from moving forward on complex projects.
• Establish technical partnerships. Build relationships with key vendors and integration partners, negotiating pricing and ensuring technical alignment.
• Hands-on when needed. You're not writing code daily, but you can dive into implementation details, review architecture, prototype solutions, and provide technical depth when required.

Who You Are

• Experienced engineer with strong architectural knowledge. You understand code and can speak the same language as engineers, but you're not expected to write code daily. At least 7 years of experience in technical roles with increasing responsibility required. Python expertise is required; Django experience is strongly preferred.
• Customer IT and enterprise experience. Comfortable joining customer calls to discuss SSO implementation, SCIM provisioning, security reviews, data flow, and integration architecture with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Exceptional communicator. Comfortable presenting to customers, explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences, and maintaining clear documentation.
• Research-driven problem solver. Skilled at evaluating technical options, comparing vendors, identifying requirements, and making data-informed recommendations.
• Experienced people manager. You've run teams of senior engineers or tech leads, made executive-level technical decisions (build vs buy, vendor selection, security architecture), and can influence across the engineering organization without micromanaging.
• Vendor negotiation experience. You've led vendor selection processes, evaluated technical fit and integration complexity, managed RFPs, and maintained ongoing vendor relationships.
• High agency and self-directed. Can own ambiguous projects from start to finish without constant oversight.
• Startup mentality - excited about building processes and wearing multiple hats in a fast-paced, high-growth, self–directed environment.

Bonus Experience

• SaaS or enterprise software architecture experience
• Background in fintech, CRM platforms, or data-intensive applications
• Experience with Azure infrastructure
• Direct experience with Python, Django, API design, integrations, and/or AI infrastructure
• Familiarity with private equity or financial services workflows
• Previous experience as a Solutions Architect or Technical Architect

Why Join Us

• Be the CTO's strategic partner. Shape technical direction for a platform used by top-tier investment firms.
• Own meaningful technical decisions. Drive vendor strategy, integration architecture, and system design that directly impacts product success.
• Build what the best investors use. Work on technology that powers over $500B in assets under management.

Meridian is a fully remote company. For this role, employees must be based in North America, with a strong preference for Eastern or Central time zones.