Senior Solutions Engineer

Algolia

Solutions Engineer driving customer adoption and success with Algolia's AI-powered search solutions. Working closely with Sales and customers to demonstrate value and technical capabilities.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeRemote • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSenior💰 A$223,000 - A$251,100 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in customer-facing technical roles within the SaaS industry, with a strong focus on delivering technical presales workshops, developing custom search applications, and effectively communicating customer needs to product teams. Proficient in software development across various programming languages and frameworks, with a commitment to continuous learning and industry trend awareness.

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Customer-Facing Technical Role ExperienceSoftware Development in JavaScript, TypeScript, ReactTechnical Presales Workshop DeliveryData Modeling and TransformationChannel Partner Collaboration

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Hard Skills

JavaScriptTypeScriptReactJavaRubyGoNodePythonSwiftObjective-C

Soft Skills

Oral CommunicationWritten CommunicationOrganizational SkillsAttention to DetailGrowth Mindset

Tools & Technologies

Algolia SolutionsSearch ApplicationsData Transformation Tools

Industry Keywords

SaaSCustomer SuccessTechnical PresalesPartner EnablementHigh Growth Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoJavaJavaScriptNode.jsObjective-CPythonReactRubySwiftTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with Sales Teams and prospects on their evaluation and adoption of Algolia solutions
Understand and qualify customer goals with KPIs and effectively articulate Algolia’s ability to meet them
Assist in the Sales process including discovery, demo, Proofs of Concept (POC), RFP responses & business justification
Assist in partner-led and partner-assisted sales motions including partner enablement, education, demo, POC, RFP
Deliver and record occasional partner onboarding and enablement webinars, sharing Algolia platform introduction as well as newly shipped features
Develop custom search applications leveraging the tools, frameworks, and partners of the Algolia ecosystem.
Distill and advocate customer interests, needs and product feedback in order to relay to Product and Engineering teams
Continuously learn and update skills and keep aware of industry trends in the Search and Discovery space, and contribute to thought leadership to make Algolia more accessible to the world.
Work with the Solution Architects and Customer Success teams on seamless transition to the post sales process to ensure highly successful onboarding

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years experience in a customer-facing technical role (SE, SA, consultant, PM), ideally in the SaaS space
Previous software development experience in one or more of the following areas: Front End: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Back-End: Java, Ruby, Go, Node, Python, Swift/Objective-C
Experience with data modeling, data transformation and enrichment
Great oral and written communication skills
Experience delivering technical presales workshops of various nature (discovery, education, product demonstration)
Experience working with channel partners such as SIs or ISVs
Superior organisational skills working with multiple customers and have the ability to switch context quickly throughout the day with various competing demands and attention to detail
Experience at our current stage and beyond ($150-300M+ ARR range, high growth, lots of change and building internal infrastructure)
Growth mindset and constant curiosity to keep up with industry trends and technical developments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development
Bonuses