Solutions Engineer, AI Search & Pre-Sales Advocate

EngineersOfAI; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Algolia is seeking experienced Solutions Engineers to help customers realize the full value of our AI search platform. You will own the technical pre-sales relationship, demonstrate the product and architecture, and deliver consultative solutions that drive a technical win.

You will work with Account Executives to address objections, build prototypes, and translate complex concepts into clear business value for CTOs, product managers, and engineers across diverse engagements.

Qualifications

• German fluency and ability to communicate with German-speaking customers.
• 4+ years experience in a customer-facing technical role in SaaS.
• Experience with front-end: JavaScript, TypeScript, React.
• Experience with back-end: Java, Ruby, Go, Node, Python, Swift/Objective-C.
• Experience with data formats and data transformation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple customer engagements.

Responsibilities

• Work with Sales Teams and prospects on their evaluation and adoption of Algolia solutions
• Understand and qualify customer goals with KPIs and effectively articulate Algolia’s ability to meet them
• Assist in the Sales process including discovery, demo, Proofs of Concept (POC), RFP responses & business justification
• Develop custom search applications leveraging the tools, frameworks, and partners of the Algolia ecosystem.
• Distill and advocate customer interests, needs and product feedback in order to relay to Product and Engineering teams
• Continuously learn and update skills and keep aware of industry trends in the Search and Discovery space, and contribute to thought leadership to make Algolia more accessible to the world.
• Work with the Solution Architects and Customer Success teams on seamless transition to the post sales process to ensure highly successful onboarding

Skills

German fluency

4+ years customer-facing tech

Frontend: JavaScript/TypeScript/React

Backend: Java/Ruby/Go/Node/Python/SDK/

Data formats & transformation

Communication skills

Multi-customer coordination

Job description

Algolia is seeking experienced Solutions Engineers to help customers realize the full value of our AI search platform. You will own the technical pre-sales relationship, demonstrate the product and architecture, and deliver consultative solutions that drive a technical win.

You will work with Account Executives to address objections, build prototypes, and translate complex concepts into clear business value for CTOs, product managers, and engineers across diverse engagements.