Sales Engineer – AI / Fintech (San Francisco)

Sarsfield Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarsfield Group in San Francisco is seeking a Sales Engineer to bridge technical depth with strategic sales in AI/Fintech. You'll own the technical side of multi-hundred thousand dollar enterprise deals from discovery through close.

Join a fast-growing, on-site team and partner with Account Executives on tailored demos, technical scoping, and POCs. You’ll translate complex AI and integration concepts for both technical and business stakeholders and drive RFP/RFI responses and SOW scoping.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Sales Engineering / Solutions Engineering experience.
• Domain experience in fintech, financial services, AI, banking and credit unions.
• Technical depth with strong sales, customer, and demo skills.
• Ability to translate AI/product concepts for technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience partnering with AEs on enterprise deals ($100K-$250K+).

Responsibilities

• Own the technical side of $100K-$250K+ ACV enterprise deals from discovery through close.
• Partner with AEs on discovery, tailored demos, technical scoping, and POCs.
• Build and deliver demos mapped to customers' business problems and technical environment.
• Translate complex AI and integration concepts for stakeholders.
• Own RFP/RFI responses, POC summaries, technical proposals, and SOW scoping.
• Navigate APIs, integrations, and complex enterprise customer environments.
• Use AI and prompt engineering to enhance demos, RFP responses, and narratives.

Skills

Sales engineering

Demo skills

Customer facing communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Sales Engineer - AI / Fintech (San Francisco)

Job Type

Full Time

Requirements

Sales Engineer - AI / Fintech (San Francisco)

Looking for experienced Sales Engineers who combine technical depth with strong sales, customer, and demo skills. Join a small but thriving AI fintech selling complex enterprise technology to banks, credit unions, and financial institutions.

This role is on-site 5 days/week in Downtown San Francisco.

You will:

Own the technical side of $100K-$250K+ ACV enterprise deals from discovery through close.

Partner with AEs across discovery, tailored demos, technical scoping, and POCs.

Build and deliver compelling demos mapped to each customers' business problems and technical environment.

Translate complex AI, product, and integration concepts for both technical and business stakeholders.

Own RFP/RFI responses, POC summaries, technical proposals, and delivery/SOW scoping.

Navigate APIs, integrations, and complex enterprise customer environments.

Use AI and prompt engineering to create stronger demos, RFP responses, and technical narratives.

100% Required:

4+ years of Sales Engineering / Solutions Engineering experience.

Strong mix of sales ability, customer experience, technical depth, and demo articulation.

Domain experience in fintech, financial services, AI, banking and credit unions

Tech product focused experience.

Experience partnering with AEs on $100K-$250K+ enterprise deals.

Excellent customer-facing communication and presentation skills.

Comfortable operating independently in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.

Willing to work on-site 5 days/week in Downtown San Francisco.

Other Skills:

Conversational AI/Voice AI knowledge or experience.

Core banking systems experience.

Engineering or product-oriented technical background.

BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Early-stage or high-growth startup experience.

Strong use of AI tools and prompt engineering in daily pre-sales workflows.

How The Company Works

AI-native - agentic AI is the core product, not an experimental feature.

Enterprise-focused - solve complex technical problems for banks and financial institutions.

High ownership - Sales Engineers own the technical win from discovery through close.

Founder-accessible - work closely with the CEO and CTO/Co-Founder.

Early-stage but proven - $30M Series A and already cash-flow positive.