German-Speaking Customer Engineer

Cross Border Talents; Madrid; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous training and certifications

Clear career progression

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

Cross Border Talents in Barcelona, Spain is seeking a German-Speaking Customer Engineer to blend technical expertise with consultative sales, guiding partners and sales teams through cloud solution evaluations and scalable architectures that deliver business value.

You will define technical requirements, develop architectures, create prototypes and demos, and support the sales cycle with deep technical knowledge across data, cloud, and integration domains.

Qualifications

• Fluent German required.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years in technical sales engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with Big Data, PaaS and IaaS required.
• Knowledge of Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Impala, Spark SQL or BigQuery beneficial.
• Working knowledge of Linux and web technologies (HTTP, XML, HTML).
• Understanding of enterprise networking (DNS, firewalls, proxies).
• Experience with REST, SOAP, Python, JavaScript, PHP or similar.
• Strong communication and ability to present and engage with customers.

Responsibilities

• Work with partners and sales teams to define technical requirements and identify barriers to cloud adoption.
• Recommend scalable future-state architectures aligned with customer needs.
• Build prototypes, demos and integration examples to support solution evaluations.
• Act as the key technical resource, handling technical questions and blockers throughout the sales cycle.
• Advise on integration strategy, enterprise architecture and application infrastructure.
• Deliver technical briefings, whiteboard sessions and product presentations.
• Maintain accurate opportunity records in Salesforce and document deliverables.
• Complete required product training and certifications on schedule.

Skills

German language proficiency

5+ years in technical sales/engineer

Big Data

PaaS and IaaS

Hadoop/Spark/Hive/Impala/Spark SQL/Big

Linux

Web protocols and technologies

REST/SOAP

Python/JavaScript/PHP

Strong communication/presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Description

We are currently recruiting a German-Speaking Customer Engineer for an international technology project in Barcelona, Spain. You'll combine technical expertise with consultative sales skills, helping partners and sales teams evaluate cloud solutions and design scalable architectures that deliver business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with partners and sales teams to define technical requirements and identify barriers to cloud adoption


• Recommend scalable future-state architectures aligned with customer needs


• Build prototypes, demos and integration examples to support solution evaluations


• Act as the key technical resource, handling technical questions, objections and blockers throughout the sales cycle


• Advise on integration strategy, enterprise architecture and application infrastructure


• Deliver technical briefings, whiteboard sessions and product presentations


• Maintain accurate opportunity records in Salesforce and document sales-stage deliverables


• Complete required product training and certifications on schedule

Requirements

• Fluent German


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience


• 5+ years in technical sales engineering in cloud computing, or a comparable customer-facing role in professional services or systems engineering


• Experience with Big Data, PaaS and IaaS, plus hands‑on database experience


• Knowledge of data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Impala, Spark SQL or BigQuery


• Working knowledge of Linux, web technologies and protocols (HTTP, authentication, XML, HTML)


• Understanding of enterprise networking (DNS, TCP, firewalls, proxies, DMZs)


• Web development and integration experience (REST, SOAP, Python, JavaScript, PHP or similar)


• Strong communication and presentation skills; proactive and able to work independently

What We Offer

• Full‑time position in an international technology environment


• Continuous training and certifications in cloud products and solutions


• Ongoing coaching and clear career progression


• Sales initiatives and performance‑based contests


• Collaborative team working with partners across regions

Location:

Barcelona, Spain