Founding Sales Engineer
Company:Inngest
Location:United States, U.S. business hours
Languages:English
Seniority level:Lead, 4+ years
Experience:4+ years
Skills:
AWSBackend DevelopmentNode.jsPythonCloud ComputingGCPJavascriptKubernetesMicrosoft AzureSoftware ArchitectureTypeScriptAPI testingCI/CDRESTful APIsDevOps
Requirements:
Previous experience working at a Seed or Series A company 4+ years hands-on experience in a product-led growth selling motion as a pre-sales, solutions engineering, systems engineering, or technical AE role Comfortable with code, APIs, SDKs, integrations, architecture reviews (TypeScript, Python, Golang, or cloud infra) Experience working with developer or infrastructure platforms, event-driven architectures, data pipelines, or backend systems Excellent communication skills Empathy for developers Self-starter mindset
Responsibilities:
Own and drive a pipeline of technically sophisticated enterprise / mid-market accounts Lead technical discovery conversations, deeply understand customer architecture, constraints, and decision processes Partner with founders and marketing to craft compelling ROI/technical proposals and solution sell stories Lead or support proof-of-concept (POC) engagements Influence procurement, legal, security, and IT stakeholders on technical due diligence Act as the technical voice in sales cycles Help build or influence reusable artifacts (demos, templates, solution guides, reference code) Work with product & engineering to triage feedback, prioritize features, and shape our roadmap
