Solution Engineer
Contentful3 days ago
Base Salary
$113k - $152k/yr
Responsibilities
- Partner with Account Executives throughout sales opportunities, including technical discovery, presentations, solution design sessions, and proofs of concept.
- Understand customers’ digital objectives, technology stacks, project requirements, and technical or business risks.
- Create customized value-based product demonstrations and proofs of concept showing how Contentful supports digital transformation.
- Assist with RFIs, RFPs, and security questionnaires while coordinating with other departments.
- Collaborate with Solution Architects and Customer Success Managers to support successful customer implementation and launch.
- Relay customer feedback to Product Management, Marketing, and Sales.
- Travel onsite with customers when necessary and contribute to internal projects supporting the Solution Engineering team.
Requirements
- Demonstrated desire to become a professional Solution Engineer.
- Strong presentation skills with the ability to communicate technical and business concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Understanding of REST APIs and microservice architecture.
- Ability to travel up to 25%.
- Preferred: 3+ years of Solution Engineering experience selling SaaS or related experience with Marketing and Marketing-adjacent teams.
- Preferred: experience with Content Management Platforms or similar technology.
- Preferred: familiarity with web technologies, cloud technology, performance metrics, and security.
- Preferred: experience with omnichannel digital delivery, including websites, email, and native mobile applications.
Benefits
- Immersive onboarding focused on the Contentful product, APIs, SDKs, CLI, partner ecosystem, and enterprise presentation frameworks.
- Opportunities for career growth, internal project participation, and development within the Solution Engineering function.
- Company benefits and resources intended to support balance and well-being.
- Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
- The role may require up to 25% travel.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Contentful
Contentful builds a composable, API-first content platform (headless CMS) for developers and digital teams to create, manage, and deliver content across websites, apps, and commerce channels. It sells subscription SaaS with APIs, SDKs, and an ecosystem to integrate with front ends and digital tools. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Berlin, it is a privately held company serving global enterprises.