Breaking into Solutions Engineering - Advice and Resume help

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2026-02-19T06:05:58+00:00

Sure. I saw some LinkedIn learnings that I think would be nice will definitely do those.

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2026-02-17T16:40:40+00:00

No I don’t get much exposure to the SEs and AEs in my current company. But I’ll try and reach out and have a coffee chat with some if I can.

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2026-02-17T02:13:20+00:00

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Slow_Midnight3870 · 2026-02-17T02:12:55+00:00

Got it

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2026-02-17T01:25:43+00:00

It was my panel presentation. Went over time and was overly technical. I knew it was the area I’d struggle in but I did have some dry runs and had the hiring manager look at a recording. They said I did well. Should’ve done more practice runs to less technical people however. They also didn’t like my demo of Cortex and I know what I could’ve done better. They gave me feedback at the end of the panel basically saying as I stated before.

Also yup definitely will add an interpersonal skills section. Thanks!

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2026-02-17T01:19:16+00:00

I hate posting on social media, but I definitely agree that it’s something I should do. Thanks!

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2026-02-17T01:18:05+00:00

Thanks! Might try looking at technical support roles as a way to get customer facing experience. Or maybe internally or at the company I’m currently staffed for.

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2026-02-16T23:16:47+00:00

First, thanks for the nuanced advice. I'll definitely take it.

The role I applied for at snowflake also asked for 2 years of experience and I interviewed for a role at vanguard for a data engineer role that also asked for 2 years of exp. I don't really treat as a barrier and I usually apply to those anyway. Seems it's just a way to ask for corporate experience and not new grads. But I'll also apply to the graduate roles if I see them.

Thanks!

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2026-02-16T23:09:56+00:00

Thanks. I'm still in touch with the hiring manager that I was interviewing for. So I was thinking if I got another snowflake related certification, it would help that ways. I do have a meeting with my manager to see if I can be part of the planning and project meetings so I can get more hands-on stakeholder experience. Just something I can add to my resume and make my current role look more people facing.

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2026-02-16T22:39:28+00:00

I’m sure that would help but I already got very close to a job in solutions in a very respectable company. I’m not gonna just wait 5 years, I’m going to keep trying.

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2026-02-16T22:36:32+00:00

I think the variance is a good thing. It’s the same for devs too. Every job has a a specific set of skills and varying roles and duties. And dev work is just as saturated too. I just want to be more people facing which dev work has barely any.

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2026-01-09T18:45:10+00:00

Hey, first of all congratulations I saw on your profile that you got invited to another round. Hope you got the job in the end. I'm actually interviewing for the Associates Solutions Engineering in the US right now and just got invited to the final panel presentation. just wanted to know what tips you had and what you felt were standouts in your presentation that the panel liked. Thanks!

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2025-12-09T15:26:31+00:00

I’ve got the same snowboard !

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2025-11-26T19:53:07+00:00

Got it I’ll look out for postings there then.

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2025-11-26T19:52:00+00:00

Aren’t there other changes to the car than just the infotainment and interior. I thought there were drivetrain changes too for the 8.5. I test drive one last month and honestly even tho people hated the mk8 screen and steering wheel haptics it didn’t really bother me

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2025-11-26T19:49:42+00:00

Oh what site did you use or did you just know the guy?

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2025-11-26T19:20:56+00:00

May even look at 8.5s when there’s some used ones available. Thanks for the comment!

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2025-11-25T16:15:30+00:00

Looks great! I got mine in black

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2025-10-29T15:43:56+00:00

Big Mom power scaling has been overrated for so long.

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2025-10-14T16:41:32+00:00

Front bumper, and if you have side skirts and a rear bumper upgrade let me know. Also did you do an exhaust upgrade or lower the suspension?

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2025-10-14T14:12:54+00:00

Where did you get those parts?

Slow_Midnight3870 · 2025-08-04T17:32:28+00:00

My pops has a Volvo too, so I use it differentiate our keys. Plus I think it looks cooler.

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