Sales Engineer (Eaat Coast, USA OR CAD) - Remote

Sales Engineer

Location : East Coast, USA or CAD (Remote position but candidate must be physically located on the East Coast of the USA or Canada)

GridGain is a leading real-time data platform by the original creators of Apache Ignite. It is the fastest, most non-intrusive way to process enterprise-wide data for AI, transactions and analytics in real time and at massive scale. GridGain allows companies to combine a fast multi-model database with robust compute functionality to deliver the fast access data storage and low-millisecond processing required for today's business imperatives. GridGain is trusted by leading companies including Citi, Barclays, American Airlines, AutoZone, and UPS to accelerate their existing applications, speed operational analytics and fraud detection, train machine learning models for AI, and provide fast-access data hubs. GridGain is growing! Join the team and play a critical role in a fast-paced Silicon Valley startup that's changing the definition of "real time," and the world's expectations for high-speed data processing and analytics.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Sales Engineer to join our growing technical sales team. In this role, you will partner with account executives to identify customer challenges, map them to GridGain solutions, and drive the technical aspects of the sales cycle. You'll be a trusted advisor to prospects and customersworking closely with engineering, architecture, and operations teams to design scalable, high-performance solutions powered by GridGain.

This is a pre-sales technical role requiring strong customer engagement, architecture advisory, and solution prototyping skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with prospective customers to understand business drivers, technical requirements, and solution objectives.
• Demonstrate GridGain's value through presentations, architectural whiteboarding, POCs, and competitive positioning.
• Design and validate solution architectures that address performance, scalability, and high availability.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Management, and Engineering to align customer needs with roadmap capabilities.
• Lead technical workshops and support enterprise evaluations and pilots.
• Evangelize GridGain through community events, training sessions, and developer enablement.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Details

What We Can Offer You

Remote-first environment Competitive salary and pre-IPO stock options A broad selection of medical, dental and vision insurance plans Optional HSA, FSA and dependent care reimbursement accounts Company-paid life insurance Generous holiday and vacation policy Family leave programs for life events 401(k) Monthly stipend for cell phone and gym memberships A great company culture with a strong emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion