Sales Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Italy.

📋 Description

• Conduct live demonstrations of Akamas’ products to illustrate their capabilities.

• Address and resolve technical queries throughout the sales cycle.

• Evaluate customer needs to create customized solutions and Proof of Concept (PoC) proposals.

• Lead and implement Proof of Concepts that demonstrate how Akamas operates in real-world environments.

• Develop bespoke solutions that align with customer requirements.

• Answer RFI/RFP submissions with comprehensive and precise technical details.

• Collaborate with Product & Engineering teams to ensure our promises are realistic and scalable.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in technical customer-facing positions (Solution Engineer, Technical Account Manager, or similar).

• In-depth understanding of enterprise architectures utilizing Kubernetes.

• Knowledge of observability tools (such as Dynatrace, Datadog, Grafana, etc.).

• Excellent communication and presentation abilities, with experience in engaging both technical and executive stakeholders.

• Adaptable and proactive, capable of balancing pre-sales activities, PoC execution, and transitioning to Customer Success teams.

• Preferred experience in performance engineering.

• Background in optimizing complex IT stacks (based on Java, Node.js, Go, etc.).

• Familiarity with major cloud services (AWS, Google, etc.).

• Strong scripting and automation capabilities (Bash, Python).

🏝️ Benefits

• A remote-first work environment.

• Opportunity to make a significant impact.

• Freedom to choose your technology.