Sales Engineer (UK)
Remote Worldwide Full-time Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering
At a glance
Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering role at Hazelcast. Remote · full-time.
Pay not stated Solutions & Sales Engineering salary
RoleSolutions & Sales Engineering
SeniorityMid-level
LocationWorldwide
WorkplaceRemote
EmploymentFull-time
PostedOct 29, 2026
Role brief
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What you'll do
- Run technical discovery and MEDDPICC checks on assigned enterprise deals after Sales qualifies them
- Set written entry and exit tests for each proof of concept, then manage its delivery within the agreed time box
- Plan migrations from incumbent platforms and address the reasons a buyer might stay
- Build signed cost-of-ownership models and business cases for economic buyers
- Maintain partner technical relationships, cover the first forty-five days after close, then hand over to the Technical Account Manager
What you bring
- At least eight years in enterprise technology, including four or more in pre-sales on competitive, executive-backed B2B deals
- Strong knowledge of financial services or a related area such as telco, e-commerce or logistics
- Practical skills in Java or another listed language, SQL, Helm, Kubernetes, cloud platforms and Kafka
- A relevant bachelor's degree and a record of winning platform displacement deals
Who this fits
This suits a sales engineer focused on closing technically complex enterprise deals, working with regional sales directors and partnering with reseller and systems integrator teams. You report to the regional Sales Leader and maintain a separate connection to the global Senior Director of Solutions Architecture. The role includes post-close support for forty-five days before a formal handoff to a Technical Account Manager.
From the employer
WHAT WE NEED
We are looking for a Sales Engineer to drive the technical win on named, forecasted enterprise deals through to commercial close. You will be a dedicated closer, engaging after Sales qualifies the opportunity, focused on competitive displacements against incumbent platforms in latency-critical environments like financial services, payments, and telco.
In this role, you will join the Sales organization, aligning directly with 2–3 Regional Sales Directors reporting to the regional Sales Leader while maintaining a dotted line to the global Senior Director, Solutions Architecture to ensure technical excellence.
We are looking for a Sales Engineer to drive the technical win on named, forecasted enterprise deals through to commercial close. You will be a dedicated closer, engaging after Sales qualifies the opportunity, focused on competitive displacements against incumbent platforms in latency-critical environments like financial services, payments, and telco.
In this role, you will join the Sales organization, aligning directly with 2–3 Regional Sales Directors reporting to the regional Sales Leader while maintaining a dotted line to the global Senior Director, Solutions Architecture to ensure technical excellence.
- Run technical discovery and MEDDPICC qualification (Metrics, Decision Criteria, Decision Process, Competition) on assigned deals
- Own end-to-end proofs of concept (POCs) with pre-agreed written entry/exit criteria and explicit time-box limits
- Lead competitive displacement by architecting migration paths off incumbent platforms and addressing the case for staying
- Build signed total cost of ownership (TCO) models and business cases for economic buyers
- Prioritize time strictly by deal size and stage, building self-serve artifacts for the shared library secondary to deal execution
- Own technical relationships with systems integrators and regional reseller partners during co-sell motions
- Manage post-sale continuity for 45 days post-close before executing a formal written handover to the Technical Account Manager (TAM)
- Feed structured competitive intelligence and platform gap data back to the Senior Solution Architect and Product teams
- 8+ years in enterprise technology, with at least 4 years in pre-sales winning competitive, executive-sponsored B2B deals
- Deep domain familiarity in Financial Services (payments, cards, capital markets, core banking) or adjacent verticals (telco, e-commerce, logistics)
- Hands-on technical credibility across Java (or C# / C++), SQL, Helm, Kubernetes, major cloud platforms, and stream processing (Kafka)
- Strong architectural foundation in clustered, event-driven, real-time, and emerging real-time AI (vector search, feature serving) environments
- Proven track record of winning displacement deals against incumbent data platforms
- Strong commercial fluency with the ability to build TCO cases, strictly qualify opportunities, and run live/interactive technical demos
- Regulatory framework literacy relevant to the region (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and EU operational resilience in NA/EMEA)
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study (Computer Science or related discipline)
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