Senior Solutions Architect

Intercom is the AI Customer Service company on a mission to help businesses provide incredible customer experiences.

Our AI agent Fin, the most advanced customer service AI agent on the market, lets businesses deliver always-on, impeccable customer service and ultimately transform their customer experiences for the better. Fin can also be combined with our Helpdesk to become a complete solution called the Intercom Customer Service Suite, which provides AI enhanced support for the more complex or high touch queries that require a human agent.

Founded in 2011 and trusted by nearly 30,000 global businesses, Intercom is setting the new standard for customer service. Driven by our core values, we push boundaries, build with speed and intensity, and consistently deliver incredible value to our customers.

Intercom is the AI Customer Service company on a mission to help businesses provide incredible customer experiences.

Our AI agent Fin, the most advanced customer service AI agent on the market, lets businesses deliver always-on, impeccable customer service and ultimately transform their customer experiences for the better. Fin can also be combined with our Helpdesk to become a complete solution called the Intercom Customer Service Suite, which provides AI enhanced support for the more complex or high touch queries that require a human agent.

Founded in 2011 and trusted by nearly 30,000 global businesses, Intercom is setting the new standard for customer service. Driven by our core values, we push boundaries, build with speed and intensity, and consistently deliver incredible value to our customers.

What’s the opportunity?

As a Senior Solutions Architect, you’ll be a trusted technical advisor to our customers, helping them integrate, deploy, and maximize the value of Intercom and Fin, our AI Agent. You’ll work closely with Customer Success Managers, Sales Engineers, and R&D teams to provide strategic guidance, technical expertise, and hands-on support for API integrations, security reviews, and AI-driven automation strategies.

This role is ideal for someone who is deeply technical, customer-focused, and excited about AI-powered customer service. You’ll help businesses unlock the full potential of Intercom and Fin, ensuring seamless implementation and long-term success.

What Will I Be Doing?

• Assist customers in optimizing Intercom and Fin, ensuring successful deployments and effective usage.

• Advise on integrations, helping customers connect Fin with their existing tech stack via APIs, webhooks, and automation workflows.

• Lead technical discovery sessions, assess customer requirements and design scalable solutions.

• Solve complex technical challenges, working cross-functionally with Customer Success, Sales Engineering, and R&D teams.

• Provide technical enablement, educating customers on best practices for AI-driven automation and conversational AI.

• Develop a technical point of view to demonstrate Intercom and Fin’s impact on customer support operations.

• Support security reviews and RFPs, while assisting with compliance with enterprise architecture best practices.

• Advocate for customers internally, providing feedback to Product and Engineering to enhance Intercom and Fin’s capabilities.

• Develop technical content, including documentation, integration guides, and knowledge-sharing resources.

What Skills Do I Need?

• 6+ years of experience in a Solutions Architect, Technical Consultant, or similar role at a SaaS company.

• Strong technical expertise in APIs, integrations, and automation frameworks.

• Proficiency in REST APIs, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

• Deep understanding of AI-driven automation, LLMs, and customer support technologies.

• Experience with security reviews, compliance requirements, and enterprise IT environments.

• Excellent communicator, able to convey complex topics to both engineers and non-technical audiences at varying levels of detail and complexity.

• A problem-solver who thrives in fast-paced environments and can manage multiple projects.

• Passionate about customer success, with a track record of helping businesses adopt and scale new technologies.

• Experience with Intercom or similar customer support platforms is a plus.

Benefits

We are a well-treated bunch, with awesome benefits! If there’s something important to you that’s not on this list, talk to us!

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Regular compensation reviews - great work is rewarded!

• Flexible paid time off policy

• Paid Parental Leave Program

• 401k plan & match

• In-office bicycle storage

• Fun events for Intercomrades, friends, and family!

*Proof of eligibility to work in the United States is required.

The OTE range for candidates within the Greater Chicago Area is $186,250 - $222,525. Actual base pay will depend on a variety of factors such as education, skills, experience, location, etc. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All regular employees may also be eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Policies

Intercom has a hybrid working policy. We believe that working in person helps us stay connected, collaborate easier and create a great culture while still providing flexibility to work from home. We expect employees to be in the office at least three days per week.

We have a radically open and accepting culture at Intercom. We avoid spending time on divisive subjects to foster a safe and cohesive work environment for everyone. As an organization, our policy is to not advocate on behalf of the company or our employees on any social or political topics out of our internal or external communications. We respect personal opinion and expression on these topics on personal social platforms on personal time, and do not challenge or confront anyone for their views on non-work related topics. Our goal is to focus on doing incredible work to achieve our goals and unite the company through our core values.

Intercom values diversity and is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity. Intercom will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.