{"id":822829,"url":"https://alion.io/job/usesimple-sales-engineer","title":"Sales Engineer","company":{"id":688891,"name":"&&(p","domain":"usesimple.ai","url":"https://alion.io/company/usesimple","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":null},"role":"Solutions","role_family":"Solutions","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["San Francisco, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":160000,"max":220000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":220000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AI Agents","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-02T17:52:51Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-02","last_verified_at":"2026-10-01T12:23:34Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":29,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":29},"description":"About Simple\nSimple AI is building state of the art voice AI agents for enterprise. Our realistic agents help iconic businesses like Doordash, xAI, and Omaha Steaks handle all kinds of phone operations, from customer support to order intake to lead qualifications. We’re growing revenue like crazy and looking for our first Sales Engineer to help prospects understand our platform, run technical evaluations, and accelerate our sales motion.\nSimple AI raised $14M from world-class investors and operators like Y Combinator, First Harmonic, Massive Tech Ventures, Michael Seibel, Jared Friedman, Alexandr Wang, Matt Van Horn, Suhail Doshi, and Scott Wu.\nThe Team\nThe founders (Catheryn and Zach) met while running software teams at YC, where they shipped tons of new products for YC founders, including YC’s co-founder matching site. Cat previously worked at Instagram and Facebook and earned degrees in math and computer science at MIT. Zach previously studied computer science and statistics at U Chicago and led software at PEAK6. We have grown into a strong team of 20+ and are continuing to scale quickly.\nAbout the Role\nAs our first Sales Engineer, you'll partner closely with Account Executives to run technical demos, build proof-of-concepts, and answer the hard questions that come up during enterprise sales cycles. You'll be the bridge between our product and our prospects - translating complex voice AI capabilities into clear, compelling solutions tailored to each customer's needs.\nWhat You'll Do\nPartner with AEs on deals, owning the technical side of the sales process.\n\nCreating custom demos that showcase Simple's capabilities for specific use cases.\n\nBuild and deliver proof-of-concepts and technical evaluations for prospective customers.\n\nHandle technical objections and deep-dive into questions around integrations, security, compliance, and architecture.\n\nServe as the voice of the customer internally, feeding product insights and feature requests back to engineering.\n\nDevelop technical sales collateral, solution briefs, and reference architectures.\n\nSupport RFP/RFI responses with accurate technical information.\n\nWhat You'll Need\n2-5 years of experience in a Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or pre-sales role at a B2B SaaS company.\n\nStrong technical foundation - comfortable discussing APIs, integrations, telephony systems, and cloud infrastructure.\n\nExcellent demo and presentation skills; you can make complex products feel simple.\n\nAbility to quickly learn new technologies and translate them into business value.\n\nStrong communication skills and comfort working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.\n\nNice to Have\nExperience with voice/telephony, conversational AI, or contact center technologies.\n\nBackground in software engineering or a CS degree.\n\nExperience at an early-stage startup (Seed → Series B).\n\nFamiliarity with enterprise sales cycles involving security reviews, procurement, and multi-stakeholder sign-off.\n\nWhat We Offer\nCompetitive salary & meaningful equity\n\nEmployee-friendly equity terms\n\nAn office located in SF\n\nHealth, dental & vision insurance\n\nFree lunch & dinner at the office\n\nLate night Ubers\n\nRegular team events & offsites\n\nIf you're excited to be the technical expert behind our sales motion and help enterprise customers see the power of voice AI, we'd love to chat.\nPlease note: At this time, Simple AI is unable to provide employment visa sponsorship for this role. 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