Application Engineer - Retail Tech, SA (Pre-Sales & Demos)

ATS Client; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Datalogic is seeking an Application Engineer to join our South Africa team, supporting the sales cycle with technical demonstrations and client-focused solutions. The role emphasizes understanding customer needs, presenting hardware, software, and value propositions, and collaborating across product and engineering teams.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor's degree in CS/engineering, 3+ years in a customer-facing role, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.
• 3+ years in a customer-facing role as a Technical Consultant, Pre-Sales Engineer, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Engage with partners and end users to understand needs and support business development.
• Provide technical support during the sales process with meetings and presentations.
• Collaborate with global sales on project follow-ups and proper solution selection.
• Assist with product feedback and stay current with industry trends and new technologies.

Skills

Presentation skills

Travel ready

Customer-facing

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

CRM systems (Microsoft Dynamics)

Job description

Datalogic is seeking an Application Engineer to join our South Africa team, supporting the sales cycle with technical demonstrations and client-focused solutions. The role emphasizes understanding customer needs, presenting hardware, software, and value propositions, and collaborating across product and engineering teams.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor's degree in CS/engineering, 3+ years in a customer-facing role, and fluency in English.