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The Pre-Sales Engineer will collaborate and support our sales team as the technical expert in customer presentations and discussions. Further, this role will be the key liaison between the market and the product team to help ensure a market-driven product roadmap. The Pre-Sales Engineer will help develop solutions that meet the needs of our enterprise customers and be involved in launching new products and services leveraging the Ninth Wave Platform. You will also respond to requests from customers for information, proposals, and the technical details of the proposed solutions. 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