
Presale Engineer
ChargeAfter
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $140,000 - $160,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Serve as the trusted technical advisor during the pre-sales cycle, building rapport with senior technical stakeholders at prospective partner organizations.
- Lead deep-dive discovery sessions to uncover a prospect's technical environment, including POS architecture, core banking systems, and payment ecosystems.
- Identify and articulate specific opportunities where ChargeAfter can solve the prospect's unique challenges.
- Design and deliver tailored technical presentations and product demonstrations that highlight ChargeAfter’s value proposition for specific enterprise use cases.
- Own the technical track of Proof of Concepts, from defining success criteria to building custom integrations to prove technical feasibility.
- Collaborate with Solution Architects and Product teams to propose innovative, resilient integration designs that meet the prospect's requirements.
- Take the lead on the technical portions of RFPs and RFIs, ensuring all technical requirements and security standards are accurately addressed.
- Ensure a smooth path to contract by providing expert technical reassurance and resolving any functional gaps identified by the prospect's technical team.
- Translate prospective partner feedback into actionable insights for the Product and Engineering teams to influence the product roadmap.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 2+ years of experience as a Presale Engineer, Sales Engineer, or Solutions Engineer for a B2B SaaS platform.
- Proven experience in the FinTech, Payments, or e-Commerce sectors, ideally working with enterprise merchants or financial institutions.
- Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, security protocols (OAuth, tokenization), and enterprise system integration methodologies.
- Exceptional ability to present complex technical architectures and ROI-driven value propositions to both developers and C-level executives.
- Proficiency in scripting (e.g., JavaScript, Python) to debug integration issues and create technical proofs-of-concept.
- Familiarity with Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) models, merchant processing, or core banking systems (CBS).
- Demonstrated ability to articulate a solution’s business impact and return on investment beyond just the technical specifications.
- Proven ability to manage multiple high-stakes sales opportunities simultaneously while collaborating with diverse internal and external teams.
Benefits
- This role may be eligible for additional compensation in the form of bonuses and/or stock options.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
RESTful APIssecurity protocolsOAuthtokenizationenterprise system integrationscriptingJavaScriptPythontechnical presentationscustom integrations
Soft Skills
technical advisorbuilding rapportcollaborationpresentation skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationleadershipability to manage multiple opportunitiestranslating feedbackarticulating business impact