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# Senior Solution Engineer (Pre-Sales)

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[Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/zip.md)ShareRemote from[UK](https://jobicy.com/job-region/uk.md), [Germany](https://jobicy.com/job-region/germany.md)SalaryUndisclosedDepartment[Sales](https://jobicy.com/categories/seller.md)EmploymentFull TimeExperienceSeniorPublished22 Oct 2026Apply before21 Nov 2026Listing views35Application actions0Application toolkit

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AI Summary

## The role, at a glance.

Zip is hiring a senior pre-sales Solutions Engineer to help enterprise prospects evaluate its AI procurement platform. The role combines technical discovery, tailored demonstrations, proof-of-concept delivery, architecture recommendations, and responses to RFx and security questionnaires. The successful candidate will partner closely with sales and post-sales teams to progress deals and ensure a smooth implementation handoff. Strong enterprise integration knowledge, particularly REST APIs and ERP, CLM, procurement, or AP automation systems, is important. Native or C1/C2 German is required to support customers and stakeholders across the DACH region.

## Role DNA

A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description.

### Job Complexity

4/5EasyHard

### Pace & Pressure

4/5RelaxedFast-paced

### Autonomy Level

4/5GuidedFull ownership

### Communication Load

5/5IndependentCollaborative

AI insightThis is a senior customer-facing technical sales role requiring the ability to translate complex enterprise integration and procurement workflows into compelling business value. It demands confident communication with both technical stakeholders and executive decision-makers while managing multiple deal-stage activities.

## Salary analysis

Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles.

Estimated job median (per year)Highly competitive$150,000US market range (per year)$120k–$180k0$198.00k

AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. No employer salary was disclosed. The displayed annual estimate is an AI-generated USD market range for a senior enterprise pre-sales Solutions Engineer; the yearly cadence is inferred from the senior full-time role and standard professional compensation conventions.

## Core skills

Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity.

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Sample interview questionsHow do you structure a technical discovery session with a new enterprise prospect?I begin by aligning on desired business outcomes, stakeholders, current processes, and success metrics. I then map pain points to technical requirements, integrations, security needs, and implementation constraints before confirming priorities and next steps.

Describe how you would tailor a demo for a procurement team using multiple enterprise systems.

I would use discovery findings to focus the demo on their most important workflows and show where Zip fits alongside their ERP, CLM, or ticketing systems. I would use relevant scenarios, explain the integration approach, and connect each capability to measurable business value.

How would you respond to a prospect’s security questionnaire when you need input from internal specialists?

I would triage the questionnaire, identify ownership for each technical or compliance topic, and coordinate clear deadlines with the relevant internal teams. I would validate responses for consistency, distinguish supported capabilities from roadmap items, and communicate transparently with the prospect.

What factors determine whether a proof of concept should move forward?

A POC should have an agreed business hypothesis, defined scope, executive sponsorship, technical feasibility, measurable success criteria, and a clear path to commercial decision-making. I avoid open-ended POCs that lack committed stakeholders or a defined evaluation process.

How do you explain a REST API integration to a non-technical executive stakeholder?

I frame the API as a secure connection that allows Zip and their existing systems to exchange the right information automatically. I focus on the operational result, such as reducing manual work, improving data consistency, and accelerating procurement decisions, rather than implementation details.

Opportunity details

## About this role.

### About Zip

Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement — built for humans and agents working together. By orchestrating procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers with the help of AI agents, companies can secure the resources they need to innovate faster than ever before.

The world’s most influential enterprises trust Zip, including T-Mobile, OpenAI, AMD, Mars, Dollar Tree, and more. Together they’ve saved over $8 billion and processed over $500 billion in spend. Zip’s team includes product leaders from Apple, Airbnb, and Meta, as well as former procurement leaders from United Health, Sanofi, MGM Resorts, Discover, and NASA.

Backed by Adams Street, Alkeon, BOND, CRV, DST, Tiger Global, and Y Combinator, Zip has raised $371 million, most recently at a $2.2 billion valuation and has been recognized by Forbes Fintech 50, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Inc. Best in Business, and LinkedIn Top Startups.

### Your Role

As a Zip Solutions Engineer, you are the primary pre-sales technical point of contact for the Zip solution suite. Your role is to be a champion for Zip, helping our prospects understand how our application will deliver value to their organisation, and where Zip fits with their procurement and technical landscape. You are a partner in selling, fostering collaborative relationships with account executives and sales managers to drive deals to closure.

You are a trusted advisor to our prospective customers, giving them confidence that Zip can address their pain points, and helping translate their needs to our post-sales solutions consultants to ensure a successful deployment. You are a subject matter expert on our solution capabilities and our roadmap. You funnel customer feedback to influence our product development efforts and help our sales partners understand how our newly developed solutions or enhancements are most effectively communicated.

You will be an integral part of the success for both our customers and Sales Team by performing technical discovery qualification, delivering product demonstrations and Proof of Concepts, delivering technical workshops, and making architectural recommendations. As a hardworking technologist and customer advocate, you will connect the dots between the technical solution to the business outcomes for the customer.

### You Will

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Actively contribute to Zip’s sales efforts by supporting prospective customer-facing conversations, effectively conducting discovery, demonstrating our solutions, handling questions, and overcoming objections to help our prospects see the value in choosing Zip.

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Own responsibility for responding to customer asks, including follow-up questions, demos, RFx and IT security questionnaires.

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Build and develop custom demos that match customer requirements

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Lead, scope, and partner with Post-Sales to deliver POCs

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Partner with the Sales team to deliver on our sales objectives.

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Partner with the Post-Sales Solutions Consultants to ensure our customers experience a seamless transition from sale to onboarding – communicating their needs and objectives with proper expectations set for successful delivery.

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Deliver feedback to help us grow and evolve – on processes and products.

### Qualifications

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Strong solution selling skills – able to articulate the value of software solutions to customers, with messaging focused on how a solution addresses customers’ core pain points in a way that differentiates the solution

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Excellent presentation and composure abilities in front of all levels of technical and non-technical audiences

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A skillset to establish trust with clients, and the ability to influence key decision makers

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Excellent discovery skills – able to lead customers through focused conversations to uncover pain, value, and our path to sales success

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Experience using REST APIs for enterprise integration, ideally with ticketing, ERP, or CLM systems

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Self-starter and quickly able to grasp new technology

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Willing and able to travel to onsites/customer meetings

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Fluency in German (C1/C2 level or native proficiency) is required. This role involves working closely with German speaking customers and stakeholders across the DACH region.

### Nice to Haves

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CPA background a plus

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Integration or development experience is a plus – especially with using REST APIs and middleware tools.

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Experience with demoing, implementing or administering key applications such as ERPs (Oracle, Ariba, Workday), CLMs, GRC, procurement or AP automation platforms.

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Industry and / or solutioning experience with P2P / Fin-tech tools related to procurement, AP automation or payments.

### Perks & Benefits

At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.

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📈 Start-up equity

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🦷 Health, vision & dental coverage

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🚠 Team building events & happy hours

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🌴 Flexible PTO

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💻 Apple equipment plus home office budget

We’re looking to hire Zipsters and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn’t exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!

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