Sales Engineer

Sent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical coverage

401(k) match

Unlimited PTO

NYC office meals

Wellhub Gold / Equinox stipend

Job summary

Sent, Inc. is seeking its first Sales Engineer in NYC to own the technical side of every deal. You will run live product demos, craft proof-of-concept builds, and design integration architectures alongside the VP of Sales.

You will translate Sent's API capabilities into concrete solutions for transactional SMS, WhatsApp, and other messaging workflows, while addressing objections and security concerns in RFPs. This is a ground-floor opportunity with equity and growth potential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software/technical roles with hands-on coding
• Experience with APIs and webhooks
• Ability to build integrations in Python/Node.js
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willing to relocate to NYC or be based there

Responsibilities

• Run live product demos and technical deep-dives for developer and product audiences
• Build proof-of-concept integrations during or between prospect calls
• Translate Sent's API capabilities into concrete solutions for prospect workflows
• Create and maintain demo environments, sample apps, and integration guides
• Write technical content to support the deal cycle: solution briefs and diagrams
• Collaborate with engineering to relay feedback from prospects and security questions
• Support RFP/RFI responses and security questionnaires
• Help define the Sales Engineer function and scalable playbooks

Skills

Software engineering

Python

Node.js

APIs & webhooks

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Sent is an infrastructure for sending A2P messages across SMS, WhatsApp, and RCS through a single unified API. Our intelligent routing model automates channel selection based on deliverability and cost, ensuring lower cost and global reach without any channel-specific integrations.

We recently closed a $12M Series A backed by Companyon Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, UIF, and others. We're hiring to build the best infrastructure to replace multi-channel messaging stacks.

About the Role

We're looking for our first Sales Engineer - someone who comes from the messaging or communications infrastructure industry and has an engineering or CS background but lights up in conversations with people. You might be a software engineer who keeps getting pulled into customer calls, a solutions engineer ready for something more entrepreneurial, or a technical support engineer who's ready for something more strategic. Whatever the path, you're someone who genuinely enjoys translating how things work into why they matter.

This is a ground-floor hire. You'll work directly alongside our VP of Sales to run the technical side of every deal - demos, proof-of-concept builds, integration architecture, and objection handling. You'll shape how technical buyers experience Sent for the first time.

What You'll Do

• Run live product demos and technical deep-dives for developer and product audiences
• Build proof-of-concept integrations during or between prospect calls - you're comfortable spinning up a working example to unblock a deal
• Translate Sent's API capabilities into concrete solutions for prospect-specific messaging workflows (transactional SMS, WhatsApp conversational flows, OTP delivery, marketing campaigns)
• Create and maintain demo environments, sample apps, and integration guides that make the sales cycle faster
• Write technical content that supports the deal cycle: solution briefs, architecture diagrams, competitive comparisons, integration playbooks
• Partner with engineering and product to relay what you're hearing from prospects - feature gaps, DX friction, competitive intel
• Support RFP/RFI responses and security questionnaires as they come up
• Help define the SE function from scratch: build the playbook, tooling, and processes that will scale as we grow

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience, with a foundation in software engineering, computer science, or a related technical field - you've written real code, not just talked about it
• Comfort working with APIs, webhooks, and at least one language (Python, Node.js, etc.) — you can read docs and build a working integration without hand-holding
• A natural pull toward people: you're the engineer who volunteers for the customer call, writes the clearest Slack explanation, or ends up demoing at the all-hands
• High agency: you don't wait for a playbook to exist before you start moving. You figure things out, ask good questions, and close loops without being managed
• Strong written and verbal communication: you can write a technical doc as easily as you can walk a prospect through an architecture decision
• Genuine curiosity about how messaging infrastructure works
• A bias toward action and learning: you'd rather ship something imperfect and iterate than wait for perfect information
• Lives in NYC or willing to relocate

Nice to Have

• Contributions to open-source projects, developer communities, or technical content (blogs, tutorials, videos)
• Experience in customer-facing technical roles: support engineering, developer advocacy, technical consulting, or solutions architecture

Our Commitment to You

• Meaningful equity with high growth potential
• Top-tier medical, dental, vision fully covered
• 401(k) with 100% match up to 4%
• Unlimited PTO
• Beautiful NYC workspace with daily meals and unlimited snacks
• Wellhub Gold or Equinox stipend

Sent, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.