Solution Engineer - East Coast

groundcover

$90K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • At least 3 years in customer-facing technical roles
  • 2+ years of experience in observability with knowledge of both commercial and open-source tools
  • Proficient in Docker, Containers, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to engage diverse audiences
  • Consultative mindset with problem-solving skills
  • Willingness to travel frequently
  • Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering preferred

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with account executives to navigate complex sales processes
  • Present product features and benefits through demos and presentations
  • Oversee technical aspects of the sales cycle, including Proof of Concepts
  • Liaise with product teams to relay customer feedback for enhancements
  • Create tailored solutions to improve product offerings
  • Advise customers on observability solutions based on market knowledge
  • Contribute to community engagement via Slack and public speaking opportunities

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with 3 days in office per week
  • Opportunity to engage in developer communities
  • Potential for impactful contributions in shaping market strategies
  • Access to industry conferences and networking events
  • Encouragement for innovative ideas to enhance product and sales approaches
Full Job Description
Description

We're building a developer-first product that redefines how observability tools look and feel, and we're expanding our Sales team with a Solutions Engineer who truly lives and breathes B2D. If deep technical conversations excite you and you thrive in developer communities, this could be your next big move.

Location: Boston (Hybrid - 3 days/week in office)

What You'll Do:

  • Work with our account executives to plan, prepare and execute deals in complex and technical sales cycles.
  • Deliver clear presentations and demos that communicate the product uniqueness and the problems it solves
  • Manage the technical aspects of the entire sales cycle, including Proof of Concepts/Value
  • Understand and communicate customer needs to the product teams for future product enhancements.
  • Build solutions to fill gaps and enhance the core product
  • Know the Observability and log management markets well and be able to help customers choose the right solutions for them.
  • Be active on internal and external Slack channels
  • Present at conferences, meetups, podcasts, livestreams etc.
  • Go the extra mile to help groundcover disrupt the observability market, by offering thoughts, insights, and suggestions on how we can improve our go to market efforts, and improve the offering.

Requirements

  • Must be located and available to work during EST hours
  • At least 3 years experience in customer-facing technical roles
  • 2+ years of observability experience, with a deep understanding of commercial vendors such as Datadog, Dynatrace, NewRelic, Splunk, Sumologic, Coralogix, and open source tooling such as Elastic, Loki, Grafana, Prometheus, etc.
  • A 'can do' and 'must win' attitude, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves to help build whatever is needed to improve our chances of winning business
  • Knowledge of technologies like Docker, Containers, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, OpenShift, as well as integrating data sources such as Cloudwatch, OTel, and log and metric data, such as Prometheus, FluentD/Fluentbit
  • Customer facing experience - beholding an engaging personality, charisma, and the ability to command a room or zoom
  • Consultative and analytical, with an ability to identify and solve complete processes and infrastructure
  • Expect (and hopefully enjoy) frequent travel
  • Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in related discipline. Science or Engineering degree preferred.

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