--- title: Solutions Engineer at Vapi in San Francisco, CA description: Vapi is hiring for the Solutions Engineer role in San Francisco, CA. Pays $140K–$160K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/solutions-engineer-at-vapi-01a165ba-6c6c-725d-a7b8-bf81c8f705c3 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Vapi as Solutions Engineer in San Francisco, CA. Pays $140K–$160K per year. Full-time, hybrid role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/4t1bvq.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | Vapi | | **Location** | San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) | | **Salary** | $175K/yr - $210K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 22, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Vapi sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 12 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Vapi. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $180,000 – $230,000 a year (median $200,000). ## Description **Vapi (/ˈVɑːpi/):** - Voice AI that resolves, not transfers - Powering 1 billion calls for companies like Amazon Ring, Intuit, ServiceTitan, and New York Life - Trusted by 1 million developers building the future of voice agents - Backed by Peak XV, Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins, M12, Y Combinator, and more with $72M raised - [Try talking to Vapi now!](https://vapi.ai/) ## **Why We’re Hiring This Role:** - Enterprise prospects need hands-on technical guidance to go from interest to a successful pilot to production. - Vapi’s API has 4,200 points of configuration, so enterprises can deploy even the most complex CX use cases. Solutions Engineers bring that to life during the sales cycle. - Solutions Engineers are the bridge between customers, Sales, and Product. What you learn in the field shapes what we build next. ## **What You’ll Do:** - **30 days:** Ramp on Vapi’s architecture, build your own voice agents end-to-end, and learn how customers build with our APIs. - **60 days:** Lead technical discovery, scope integrations with telephony, CRM, and backend systems, and prototype voice agent solutions alongside AEs. - **90 days:** Own the technical side of strategic enterprise sales cycles and pilots end-to-end with AEs, from first demo through security review and production handoff. - **Ongoing:** Build reusable demos, reference architectures, and documentation. Bring customer feedback to Product and Engineering to influence the roadmap. ## **Who You Are:** - 3+ years in solutions engineering, sales engineering, forward deployed engineering, or a similar customer-facing technical role. - You’ve worked at a high-growth company somewhere between Series B and Series F. - You’re a world-class educator who can explain complex systems to engineers and executives alike. - You’re hands-on with code. You’re comfortable with REST APIs, webhooks, and scripting in Python or JavaScript, and you can build a working prototype quickly. - Experience with telephony, contact center platforms, or LLM-based applications is a strong plus. - You stay calm and resourceful when a live demo or pilot goes sideways. - **Bonus:** You’ve built your own startup. ## **Why Vapi:** - **Generational impact**: Build the *human interface* for every business - **Ownership culture**: 70% of the company are previous founders - **Kind team**: The founders, Jordan and Nikhil, are Canadians - **Tier-1 Investors**: YC, KP seed, Bessemer Series A ## **What We Offer:** - **Real stake**: We offer a competitive salary and excellent equity ownership - **Comprehensive health coverage**: medical, dental, and vision plans - **Team love**: We love hanging out, and we do quarterly off-sites - **Flexible time off**: take what you need - **More**: catered meals, transportation, gym, and a $10k annual L&D budget ## Skills - Ramp - Scripting - Influencing - RESTful API - Python - Forward Deployed Engineering - Enterprise Sales - Solution Architecture - Webhooks - Call Center Operations - Customer Relationship Management - Sales Engineering - Voice AI Agents - Large Language Models (Llm) - Phone Systems - JavaScript - Product Roadmaps - Security Review - Vapi - Solutions Engineering ## Benefits - Professional Development - Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Vision Insurance - Paid Time Off (Pto) - Food and Meals ## Related - [Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Systems Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/systems-engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Systems Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/systems-engineering/systems-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260761 jobs - [Software Products](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/software-products?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 118918 jobs - [San Francisco, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-francisco?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27903 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260761 jobs - [Software Products](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/software-products?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 118918 jobs - [San Francisco, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-francisco?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27903 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)