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Allen Saunders - Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer (Contract) in San Francisco, California

Allen Saunders

Senior DevOps/Solutions Engineer specializing in CI/CD, cloud platforms, and API integrations

SpiderOakSan Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California11 Years ExperienceSenior LevelWorks On-Site

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Solutions Architect with 5+ years leading pre- and post-sales engagements, focused on taking complex tooling from test/prototype to secure production through a structured discovery-to-deployment approach. Experienced in LLM workflow troubleshooting using tools like Langfuse/Gopher and in developer enablement via concise, hands-on workshops (e.g., Jenkins on Kubernetes at scale). Has navigated internal and external blockers to drive adoption and keep enterprise deals moving (including a Jenkins sale to Love's).

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Key Strengths

  • Structured prototype-to-production delivery process (discovery → integration → test → staging → production)
  • Strong discovery and qualification skills (use case, infrastructure, security, desired outcomes)
  • Real-time LLM/prompt debugging using observability tools (Langfuse) to pinpoint payload/response issues
  • Hands-on enablement: led Jenkins-on-Kubernetes deployment workshops with take-home production lab workflow
  • Pre- and post-sales solutions architecture experience supporting enterprise and strategic accounts
  • Deal qualification and pipeline management; influenced internal stakeholders to keep a $200k deal moving (Love's Jenkins sale)

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Experience

Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer (Contract)SpiderOak · Feb 2025 – Presentcontract
Platform Sales Engineer (Contract)Kubiya · Oct 2024 – Dec 2024contract
Platform Sales Engineer / DevOps SRECloudBees · May 2021 – Oct 2023
Post Sale Solutions Architect & Integration EngineerAarin INC · Mar 2019 – May 2021
Associate Data Scientist & SWEtuuyi.io · Mar 2017 – Mar 2019
Research AssociateSan Francisco State University · Jul 2015 – Feb 2017part-time
Research AssociateUniversity of California, San Francisco (UCSF) · Jul 2013 – Feb 2015part-time

Education

San Francisco State Universitybachelor, Earth Science
City College of San Franciscoassociate, Mathematics

Languages

English

Certifications

Certified Jenkins EngineerCertified Data Scientist

Publications

1 publication

Climate scienceEstuary salinity time series analysisMaterials science (TiO2 thin films for solar cells)Microfluidics

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Allen SaundersSenior DevOps/Solutions Engineer specializing in CI/CD, cloud platforms, and API integrations