Sales Engineer, US

Hazelcast

$120K — $145K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in enterprise technology; 4+ years in pre-sales B2B deals
  • Expertise in Financial Services or adjacent verticals like telco or e-commerce
  • Hands-on technical skills in Java (or C#/C++), SQL, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms
  • Strong architectural knowledge in event-driven and real-time AI environments
  • Proven success in winning competitive displacement deals
  • Commercially fluent with ability to create TCO models and deliver technical demos
  • Understanding of relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOC 2)
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

Responsibilities

  • Conduct technical discovery and MEDDPICC qualification on deals
  • Manage end-to-end proofs of concept (POCs) with set criteria
  • Architect migration paths to lead competitive displacement
  • Develop total cost of ownership (TCO) models for economic buyers
  • Prioritize deals based on size and stage while creating self-serve artifacts
  • Maintain technical relationships with systems integrators and resellers
  • Ensure post-sale continuity and execute formal handover to the Technical Account Manager
  • Provide competitive intelligence and feedback to Product teams

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Basic and Supplemental Life & AD&D insurance
  • Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
  • 401k plan
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Full Job Description
Sales Engineer, US

Department: Sales

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Remote, United States

Description

WHAT WE NEED

We are looking for a Sales Engineer to drive the technical win on named, forecasted enterprise deals through to commercial close. You will be a dedicated closer, engaging after Sales qualifies the opportunity, focused on competitive displacements against incumbent platforms in latency-critical environments like financial services, payments, and telco.

In this role, you will join the Sales organization, aligning directly with 2-3 Regional Sales Directors reporting to the regional Sales Leader while maintaining a dotted line to the global Senior Director, Solutions Architecture to ensure technical excellence.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Run technical discovery and MEDDPICC qualification (Metrics, Decision Criteria, Decision Process, Competition) on assigned deals
  • Own end-to-end proofs of concept (POCs) with pre-agreed written entry/exit criteria and explicit time-box limits
  • Lead competitive displacement by architecting migration paths off incumbent platforms and addressing the case for staying
  • Build signed total cost of ownership (TCO) models and business cases for economic buyers
  • Prioritize time strictly by deal size and stage, building self-serve artifacts for the shared library secondary to deal execution
  • Own technical relationships with systems integrators and regional reseller partners during co-sell motions
  • Manage post-sale continuity for 45 days post-close before executing a formal written handover to the Technical Account Manager (TAM)
  • Feed structured competitive intelligence and platform gap data back to the Senior Solution Architect and Product teams


WHAT YOU HAVE
  • 8+ years in enterprise technology, with at least 4 years in pre-sales winning competitive, executive-sponsored B2B deals
  • Deep domain familiarity in Financial Services (payments, cards, capital markets, core banking) or adjacent verticals (telco, e-commerce, logistics)
  • Hands-on technical credibility across Java (or C# / C++), SQL, Helm, Kubernetes, major cloud platforms, and stream processing (Kafka)
  • Strong architectural foundation in clustered, event-driven, real-time, and emerging real-time AI (vector search, feature serving) environments
  • Proven track record of winning displacement deals against incumbent data platforms
  • Strong commercial fluency with the ability to build TCO cases, strictly qualify opportunities, and run live/interactive technical demos
  • Regulatory framework literacy relevant to the region (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and EU operational resilience in NA/EMEA)
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study (Computer Science or related discipline)


BENEFITS
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
  • HSA/FSA
  • Basic & Supplemental Life & AD&D insurance
  • Short & Long-term Disability Insurance
  • 401k
  • EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

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