Senior Solutions Engineer (in Chemnitz)
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 dynamic team in Chemnitz. 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
- Collaborate with Account Executives to build and deliver engaging demos to prospective customers that spark excitement
- Work with prospective customers to find the best technical setup for their internal communications needs and remove technical obstacles to winning deals
- Run technical evaluations of the Staffbase platform and consult on different integration methods
- 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 need to be successful
- University degree in information science, Information Systems, Business Engineering, or equivalent technical work experience
- 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.
- Ability to quickly understand technical concepts and effectively communicate them to technical and non-technical people
- Excellent German and 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
What you'll get
- Competitive Compensation - we offer attractive salary packages including LTIP (unit-based Long Term Incentive Plan).
- Flexibility - we offer flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, and support this with a yearly flex work allowance of €1560.
- Growth Budget - all employees get a yearly budget for external training of €1000, and one day off for growth per year (increase to two days in 2nd year).
- Wellbeing - in addition to our yearly vacation of 31 days, we’re running a 4-day-work week every year in August with full payment.
- Benefits platform - Through the provider ThanksBen, all employees receive EUR 35 (tax-free) per month to spend on their well-being. This covers, for example, sports courses, massages and many retailers.
- Support - we’re offering a company pension scheme.
- Sports & Health - join our sport courses in the offices. The offices are equipped with fruits, drinks and snacks.
- Team Building - Regular team and office events including the yearly Staffbase Camp.
- Volunteers Day - you’ll get one day off per year for supporting a social project.
- Employee Referral Program - one of your friends is a fit to one of our full-time openings? Refer them and get a referral bonus paid.