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Solutions Architect

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Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Posted
21 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

OpenRouter is hiring a remote Solutions Architect to drive technical strategy and help enterprise clients integrate large language models. This full-time position suits experienced technical professionals with a strong background in customer-facing roles within developer infrastructure.

Role Overview

As a Solutions Architect at OpenRouter, the individual serves as the technical anchor for the sales team. The role involves guiding enterprise prospects through technical discovery, architecture planning, and proof of concept execution. By bridging the gap between customer engineering teams and internal product staff, this position ensures seamless adoption of AI routing infrastructure across diverse production workloads.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with Business Development and Product Managers to formulate winning technical strategies for strategic partnerships.
Lead technical discovery sessions to understand partner infrastructure, product needs, compliance requirements, and scaling limits.
Translate customer requirements into clear integration specifications for the internal engineering team.
Develop reference architectures, integration guides, and demo environments to streamline future customer onboarding.
Track and resolve open technical questions for every active partner deal to achieve a definitive technical agreement.
Build and debug working integrations alongside design partners in real time.
Share valuable market signals and customer feedback with the Product and Engineering teams to influence product development.
Maintain deep knowledge of the fast-changing artificial intelligence landscape, including emerging models, providers, and infrastructure tools.

Requirements

Seven or more years of professional experience in a customer-facing or partner-facing technical role, such as solutions architect, sales engineer, or partner engineer at an API-first company.
Deep hands-on expertise in API platform design, covering authentication protocols, multi-tenancy, rate limiting, webhooks, and usage metering.
Practical background in designing platform or embedded integrations that involve complex data flows, billing, and account ownership.
Proven history of authoring technical specifications that engineering teams successfully built from.
Confidence in leading technical discussions with senior internal and external leaders.
Exceptional written communication skills for producing clear technical documentation.
Genuine curiosity regarding the artificial intelligence ecosystem, AI tools, and partner products.

Nice to Have

Background working at an API or platform company that featured an embedded or partner program.
Familiarity with proxies, gateways, abuse systems, trust and safety frameworks, or billing infrastructure.
Direct hands-on experience with LLM APIs, multi-provider routing, agents, or MCP.
Personal projects focused on self-hosted models, infrastructure tinkering, or AI agents.

Skills and Tools

Large Language Models (LLM)
API Platform Design
OAuth 2.0 and API Key Management
Technical Writing and Architecture Design

About the Company

OpenRouter operates as an open artificial intelligence routing and infrastructure platform. Enterprises use this layer to discover, manage, and optimize top large language models from multiple providers without facing vendor lock-in, capacity limits, or excess costs. The company empowers advanced AI teams by offering flexibility and scalability as modern models evolve.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official OpenRouter careers page to submit an application for this remote position.

Skills and tech stack

LLMLLMs

Questions candidates ask

Is this job remote?

Yes, this position is fully remote within the United States.

What level of experience is required?

Candidates must have 7+ years of experience in a technical, customer-facing or partner-facing role at an API-first or developer infrastructure company.

What does OpenRouter do?

OpenRouter provides an open AI routing and infrastructure layer that lets enterprises access, manage, and optimize large language models across different providers.

What are the core technical skills needed?

The role requires hands-on depth in API platform design, including authentication, rate limiting, multi-tenancy, webhooks, usage metering, and familiarity with LLMs.

How should I apply?

Applicants should submit their application directly through the official OpenRouter careers website.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official OpenRouter careers page.

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