Solutions Engineer, Europe

Details

• Act as the customer’s technical advisor across the lifecycle, partnering with Sales and Customer Success to ensure continuity from evaluation through onboarding and expansion, with a primary focus on pre-sales revenue impact.
• Lead technical discovery and architecture for strategic prospects and existing customers; translate customer workflows into Linear configuration, data model, permissions, and integration patterns.
• Run pre-sales technical evaluations end-to-end: deliver tailored deep-dive demos, proof-of-concepts, security and architecture reviews, and integration workshops that remove deal risk and accelerate time to close.
• Design and execute migrations and implementation plans that set customers up for long-term success; provide clear handoffs to post-sale teams (context, decisions, risks, and next steps).
• Build and maintain realistic, scalable demo environments and reference configurations that mirror enterprise workflows and enable Sales to tell a credible, repeatable story.
• Codify lifecycle playbooks and enablement: create technical training for sales and post-sale teams, curate exemplars, and continuously improve the technical sales motion.
• 5+ years in a Solutions Engineering, Pre-Sales, or similar role at a high-growth SaaS company, with experience supporting enterprise-scale deals.
• Strong hands-on experience with OAuth2 and GraphQL, data migrations, and product integrations
• Excellent communication skills—able to present complex technical concepts clearly to both engineers and executives
• Experience with Github and git; Linear and/or Jira strongly preferred
• Proven ability to build realistic, scalable demo environments and troubleshoot production issues
• CS degree or engineering background strongly preferred
• Collaborative mindset with experience partnering across Sales, Product, and Customer Success teams
• Comfort with SQL and scripting (e.g., Python or JavaScript)
• Competitive salary and equity
• Employee-friendly equity terms
• Daily meal and coffee stipend on every workday
• Paid co-working space or desk
• Health coverage (based on country requirements)
• 5 weeks paid vacation, plus local statutory holidays
• 4 months paid parental leave
• Paid month off after 4 years & every 2 years thereafter
• Regular team events and off-sites
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