Solution Engineer

<p><em>Applications for this position will be accepted on an ongoing basis.</em></p> <h2>About The Opportunity&nbsp;</h2> <p>Contentful is on a mission to help our customers be successful in the digital-first era. As a&nbsp; Solution Engineer, you would get to play a critical role in helping our customers realize how Contentful can help them with their digital transformation efforts, no matter their existing digital maturity.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Just as our customers have varying levels of digital maturity, our Solution Engineers come from a wide range of backgrounds. While we value Solution Engineering experience, we also consider candidates who have front-end and back-end development experience or who have professional services, sales or marketing backgrounds. We lean heavily on our core values to identify the right talent at Contentful, as the role of a Solution Engineer is dynamic and multidimensional.&nbsp;</p> <p>Imagine yourself as a co-pilot on sales opportunities. You would work with your Account Executives in lockstep through key phases of the sales cycle, including technical discovery, product presentations, collaborative solution design sessions, proofs of concept, and more.</p> <p>This is a dynamic role that lets you join a high-growth company, drive sales results, help shape the direction of the Solution Engineering function, work in a truly positive culture, and continue growing your career.&nbsp;</p> <h2>What To Expect?</h2> <ul> <li>Dive into an immersive onboarding experience that will help you learn the Contentful product, APIs, SDKs, CLI, our partner ecosystem etc.</li> <li>Become a professional Solution Engineer and learn Enterprise presentation frameworks.</li> <li>Learn the Content Management competitive landscape and complementary stack solutions.&nbsp;</li> <li>Create deep relationships within your team and beyond.</li> <li>Make an impact on sales revenue by Co-pilot sales opportunities along with your Account Executives.</li> <li>Seek to understand customer’s short term and long term digital objectives, their current and future technology stack and current challenges reaching their goals leveraging their existing technology stack.</li> <li>Validate and illustrate how Contentful can help the customer with their digital transformation efforts through customized value based product demonstrations and proofs of concept.</li> <li>Assist with the completion of RFIs, RFPs, and Security questionnaires and liaison with other departments to drive finalization.</li> <li>In the customers words, relay product feedback to Product Management, Marketing and Sales.&nbsp;</li> <li>Collaborate with Solution Architects and Customer Success Managers to ensure that newly-signed customers successfully