Senior Solutions Engineer

Job details

Work model

Hybrid

Salary

Not listed by source

Location

France

Occupation

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects(O*NET 15-1299.08)

Company website

konghq.com

Hiring context

How this role compares at Kong

Kong has 71 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 8 job families, and 37 of them are in engineering. 23 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 32%.

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Job description

Are you ready to unlock intelligence? If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others. About the Role: Kong is looking for a Sales Engineer who is motivated to help drive new business, evangelize our technology, onboard and train new customers, and establish revenue potential with existing customers. Ideally this candidate should have experience working with open source technology and good knowledge of NGINX, Docker, HTTP, AWS, Postgres and Cassandra.   What You'll Do: - Support field sales in helping customers understand the value of the Kong API Management platform - Understand and help establish customer requirements and grow trusted client relationships throughout the entire sales lifecycle, from initial product reviews to production - Support PoCs throughout the entire evaluation process - Ensure 100% customer satisfaction across assigned set of accounts - Prioritise customer needs and coordinate with support, product, and engineering teams to help support customer needs - Create technical documentation for DevOps, implementations, and services engagements - Any additional tasks required by manager   What You'll Bring: - 7+ years software engineer and/or sales engineer management experience at SAAS, Open Source or Enterprise Software company. - We will also consider those with a background in post-sales or support who are interested and have the aptitude for technical sales. - Solid understanding of cloud computing trends and open source business models. - You are a strong listener and communicator. - You can confidently lead a discussion with a group of Product Managers, Engineers, and Executives.Enthusiasm for working in a high profile, fast-paced startup culture.   Bonus points: - Experience with Docker. - Fluent working on Linux OSes. - Familiarity with CD/CI pipeline. - Any knowledge on Kubernetes, DCOS/Mesos and Docker Swarm is a plus. #LI-TR1 About Kong: Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform, Kong Konnect, enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information, visit www.konghq.com http://www.konghq.com.