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This role bridges business and technology, translating complex technical concepts into clear value for prospects and customers throughout the sales cycle.\nWhat you'll do\nPartner with Account Executives to support the full sales cycle, from discovery through close\nLead technical discovery to understand customer requirements, use cases, and success criteria\nDeliver product demonstrations, technical presentations, and proof-of-concepts\nDesign solution architectures aligned to customer environments and constraints\nRespond to technical questions in RFPs, RFIs, and security questionnaires\nAct as the technical subject-matter expert during sales engagements\nCollaborate with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to relay customer feedback\nSupport pilot programs and evaluations\nMaintain technical documentation, demo environments, and competitive insights\nHelp enable Sales through training, best practices, and technical collateral\nRequirements\n3+ years of experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or similar pre-sales role\nStrong technical foundation (software, cloud, APIs, data, security, or enterprise systems)\nAbility to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences\nExperience supporting complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles\nExcellent presentation and communication skills\nComfortable working in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment\nEarly-stage startup mindset. 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