Senior Field Application Engineer

Supermicro

Sr. Field Application Engineer at Supermicro managing client relationships in the global IT market, recruiting and mentoring teams while driving revenue growth.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeSan Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $145,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Linux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Recruits, leads and mentors team of FAE's in support of revenue growth at all assigned accounts
Solution architect and presentation skills to help expand Fortune1000 account penetration and loyalty
Works closely with the sales and extended teams to map end-user customer business, partner requirements and provide most optimized technical solutions
Provides technical leadership in Pre-Sales and oversee implementation of such solutions
Effectively engage with C-level technical customers, gain and maintain trust
Highly technical problem solver who understands datacenter solutions, system architecture, hardware and software interaction
Should possess proven HW and SW debug skills, preferably at the solution level
Manage and leads product HW and SW engineers during product development
Manage and leads teams during investigation and resolution of problems in the field
Has a good understanding of firmware, drivers, OS, Applications and their interaction that can cause system issues
Develop and review datacenter systems solutions, technical bid responses and presentations
Work cross-department to ensure customer satisfaction and timely resolution of issues
Ability to build and demonstrate proof-of-concept that meets or exceeds customer business needs
Ability to present the corporate brand, product messaging and solutions to customers
Visit on-site facilities and operations to enable solution integration and issue resolution
Some travel required (up to 25%)

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors' or Masters' degree in engineering discipline; computer science, computer engineering and electrical engineering preferred
Excellent communication skills and business sense required
Minimum 8 year related experience with Compute/Storage Server or Data Center or IT Infrastructure experience desired
Experience in Datacenter deployment projects, buildouts and/or optimizing thermal and power designs
Strong background and experience with GPU based server/cluster architecture
Solid HW/SW system expertise and diagnostics skills
Familiarity with Firmware, Linux, Windows and virtualization platforms is a plus
Strong technical communication and leadership skills to lead investigations with engineers of multiple disciplines
Individual must be able to work effectively in a high pressure environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive benefits package
participation in bonus and equity award programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

solution architectureHW and SW debug skillsdatacenter solutionssystem architecturefirmwaredriversoperating systemsapplicationsGPU based server architecturediagnostics skills

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunication skillsproblem solvingcustomer engagementtrust buildingcross-department collaborationpresentation skillsbusiness senseability to work under pressure

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in engineeringMaster's degree in engineering