Summary
Jay Runkel is a Distinguished Solutions Architect with 30+ years of hands-on software and systems experience and over a decade focused on sales engineering and technical pre-sales leadership. At MongoDB he has progressed from Principal to Distinguished Solutions Architect, pairing deep knowledge of databases, web services and enterprise integration with practical skills in Java, JavaScript, XML/XSLT, SQL, and decisioning engines. He has led and scaled sales engineering teams, written technical white papers and RFP responses, and routinely crafts custom demos that translate complex business requirements into deployable solutions. Jay’s background in AI and applied mathematics (MS CS in AI, BS in Applied Math) and early work on NLP and expert systems give him an uncommon blend of research-informed thinking and enterprise pragmatism. Based in Pennsylvania, he excels at bridging technical depth and commercial outcomes across large accounts on the East Coast and beyond.
11 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
MS CS, Artificial Intelligence, MS CS, Artificial Intelligence at University of Michigan
Bellport High School
Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University