OpenTable

Solutions Engineer - Sr.

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9 days ago
London, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Lead complex API integrations and technical initiatives from discovery through implementation and launch.
  • Own quarter-length technical projects and high-impact partner implementations, including milestones, dependencies, and delivery expectations.
  • Serve as the primary technical advisor for sophisticated partners, restaurant groups, and strategic initiatives.
  • Translate business and partner requirements into scalable, reliable technical approaches.
  • Diagnose API and integration issues using logs, API requests and responses, authentication flows, and system behavior.
  • Identify technical risks, dependencies, and implementation gaps and develop mitigation plans with stakeholders.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, Security, Sales, Partnerships, and Support teams on technical decisions and business outcomes.
  • Act as an escalation point for complex technical issues and implementations.
  • Develop troubleshooting approaches, implementation patterns, guardrails, playbooks, and technical resources to improve consistency and partner self-service.
  • Ensure service-level agreements and implementation commitments are met across multiple high-priority initiatives.
  • Investigate complex incidents with Engineering domain owners and identify opportunities to prevent recurring issues.
  • Identify product improvement opportunities based on technical patterns, implementation challenges, and partner feedback.

Requirements

  • Significant experience in Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering, Technical Consulting, Integration Engineering, or a similar customer-facing technical role.
  • Deep experience with REST APIs, JSON payloads, authentication methods, webhooks, and system integrations.
  • Experience reviewing logs, debugging API requests and responses, and diagnosing complex integration issues.
  • Demonstrated success leading complex technical implementations from discovery through production launch.
  • Experience owning complex, quarter-length initiatives and coordinating work across multiple stakeholders.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, identify risks and dependencies, and drive technical decisions toward resolution.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience partnering with Engineering and Product teams to investigate technical challenges and deliver scalable solutions.
  • Ability to manage multiple complex priorities in a fast-paced global environment.
  • Strong technical judgment and ability to determine when to act independently or engage additional expertise.
  • Experience in restaurant technology, hospitality technology, SaaS platforms, or system integrations is preferred.

Benefits

  • Work from almost anywhere for up to 20 days per year.
  • Hybrid workplace with an expectation of working from the office two days per week.
  • Generous paid parental leave, vacation, birthday time off, and an annual company-wide week off.
  • Private health and dental insurance, income protection, life assurance, pension contributions, and an Employee Assistance Program.
  • Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth, a Headspace subscription, and mental health support.
  • Paid volunteer time, development dollars, leadership development, and access to on-demand e-learning.
  • Travel discounts, Bike2Work, season ticket loan, employee resource groups, discounted gym membership, social events, Thursday happy hours, and free lunch two days per week.
  • Global-workforce flexibility with occasional communications outside regular working hours as needed.

Categories

Solutions Engineering
OpenTable

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1,001-5,000 employees
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