
Application Support Engineer
AlphaSights
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $80,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Provide active user support to internal employees raising issues related to our internal and external facing technology platforms.
- Investigate root causes of issues raised by users to immediately troubleshoot the issue yourself or liaise with your Engineering & Product counterparts to fix difficult bugs.
- Develop & maintain information about features related to your product area of focus to support the wider Application Support team’s ability to solve user issues.
- Upskill the wider Application Support team about feature launches and known issues related to your product area of focus to improve their ability to resolve issues.
- Track & synthesize tickets that have arisen related to your product area of focus and report back to the Engineering & Product team on a regular basis to inform feature improvements and user education focuses.
Requirements
- Have 1+ years of relevant experience in similar roles (Customer Support Engineer; User Support, emphasis on software support).
- Troubleshooter – You love investigating issues and don’t stop until you’ve uncovered the root cause of a tricky problem.
- Technically comfortable – You feel at ease with technical concepts / terminology related to software engineering and aren’t afraid to dive into logs, workflows, or system behavior to understand an issue.
- Emotionally intelligent – You empathize with users when issues are urgent or frustrating, providing them a comforting experience alongside an effective resolution.
- Executor – You effectively manage your time across multiple issues in a fast paced environment and prioritize your work based on issue characteristics and business impact.
- Strong written communicator – Your writing clearly communicates information so that it’s easy to understand and derisks misalignment.
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- Proficiency in SQL is a plus, but not required – it will be used in your day-to-day work.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
troubleshootingSQLExcelPowerPointWord
Soft Skills
emotional intelligencewritten communicationtime managementproblem-solvinguser empathy