Senior Solutions Engineer France (in Paris)
About Staffbase
We inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication. Our industry-leading and award-winning communications channels – intranet, employee app and email solutions – create engaging experiences that connect and empower employees.
Headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany, with offices in Berlin, New York, London, and Minneapolis–St. Paul, our diverse team of 750+ employees supports 2,000+ customers—reaching over 16.4 million employees—in transforming their employee experience.
We are proud to be a Unicorn company—privately valued at over $1 billion—demonstrating strong growth, innovation, and lasting impact in our industry. Together, we’re shaping the future of workplace communication.
We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Solutions Engineer to join our Venture Markets team in Paris, establishing our presence in France. As a Senior Solutions Engineer at Staffbase, you will play a crucial role in understanding our clients' needs, architecting solutions, and ensuring successful implementation of our employee communication and engagement platforms. This is a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with clients across various industries.
What you’ll be doing
- You work with our Account Executives to build and deliver engaging demos to prospective customers that spark excitement
- You work with our prospective customers to find the best technical setup for their internal communications needs and remove technical obstacles to winning deals
- You run technical evaluations of the Staffbase platform and consult on different integration methods
- You consult prospects regarding our APIs, our architecture recommendations and implementation approaches
- Crafting and building RFP response documents which position the Staffbase product in the best possible manner
- Be the technical lead starting from our kick-off call until the Staffbase solution is finally launched
- Work closely with our customers after-sales department (Technical Support Engineers) to find the best setup for our customer integration needs
- Oversee and support technical implementation tasks for new customers
- Consult customers regarding our APIs, architecture recommendations and implementation approaches
- Partner with the Customer Success Manager and the Project Manager to provide an excellent technical onboarding process for new customers
- Play a key role helping our customers as a product expert with a strategic mind and high customer-service orientation
What you'll need to be successful
- You’re excited about building something from the ground up while having the backing and resources of a billion dollar company. As part of a fast growing team you’re not afraid to leave the typical scope of your role if needed
- Bachelors or master’s degree in information science, Information Systems, Business Engineering, or role/technical experience to replace degree requirements
- 5-10 years of experience in a similar role (SaaS pre-sales/solutions engineering/solutions consulting)
- Deep understanding of cloud technologies and the value proposition vs. an on-prem solution
- While you’re not required to be a full stack engineer, you should have a general understanding of web development and knowledge of common technologies. You shouldn’t be afraid to whip up an MVP that interacts with our APIs
- Solution-focused understanding of REST APIs and how to interact with them
- Experience with enterprise software and common concepts/integrations is a plus: SAP, Workday, Single Sign-on, Active Directory, etc.
- You bring the ability to quickly understand technical concepts and effectively communicate them to technical and non-technical people
- Excellent English communication skills (verbal, written, presentations)
- Expertise with web development, preferably knowledge with HTML/CSS and at least one programming language like JavaScript, Java, PHP, NodeJS
- Comfort using the command line or application logs to narrow down issues with technical integrations on either side
- Knowledge about security and compliance topics in a SaaS environment is a plus