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Senior Sales Engineer – Backstage
Location
New York
Posted
142 days ago
Salary
$160.1K - $228.7K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Sales Engineer – Backstage
Spotify
• Understand the technical aspects of Backstage, including its architecture, APIs, plugins, and integrations. • Assist clients in integrating Backstage into their development environments. • Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting support for implementation issues. • Help clients customize and extend Backstage with plugins and services tailored to their unique needs. • Engage in product demonstrations, technical discussions, and proof-of-concept developments. • Understand customer requirements and articulate how Backstage can solve their problems. • Collaborate with product management and engineering to address client-specific needs and improvements. • Act as the technical point of contact for clients looking to adopt Backstage. • Provide input on product architecture to ensure that Backstage can integrate smoothly with client environments. • Work closely with engineering, product management, and support teams to ensure customer feedback is incorporated into product development.
Job Requirements
- Strong background in software engineering or DevOps, with knowledge of Kubernetes, CI/CD, and other DevOps tools.
- Proficiency in web development with React, TypeScript and Node
- Experience in building or integrating developer tools, platforms, or portals.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and enterprise-level integrations.
- Problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities, with an emphasis on customer satisfaction.
- Prior experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, or a related role in a tech company.
- Hands-on experience with Backstage or similar developer portals.
Benefits
- health insurance
- six month paid parental leave
- 401(k) retirement plan
- monthly meal allowance
- 23 paid days off
- 13 paid flexible holidays
- paid sick leave
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