About Spokeo
Join our mission to make the world more transparent with data.
Spokeo is a people search engine that helps over 18 million monthly visitors reconnect with friends, reunite with families, and protect against fraud. Additionally, our 12 billion records and over 250 million unique profiles help business professionals locate people and assets, research criminal investigation subjects, and more.
Founded in 2006, we have grown to a remote-first company of nearly 200 dedicated employees with an average tenure of 4.5 years. Find out why we were named a “Best Company” for 2023 by Comparably for Women, Compensation, Happiest Employees, Company Perks & Benefits, and Work-Life Balance, as well as “Best CEO” for co-founder Harrison Tang.
About this Opportunity
As a Sales Engineer, you will serve as a trusted technical partner to our sales team and prospective customers, helping translate complex technical capabilities into clear business value. You’ll play a critical role in driving deal success by leading technical discovery, delivering compelling product demonstrations, and guiding solution design throughout the sales cycle.
This role sits at the intersection of sales, product, and engineering—requiring strong technical depth, excellent communication skills, and a customer-first mindset.
What you’ll do:
Own the Technical Side of the Sales Process
Partner closely with Account Executives to support opportunities from early discovery through close
Lead technical discovery conversations to understand customer goals, constraints, and success criteria
Conduct live product demonstrations and tailored technical presentations to showcase Spokeo’s offerings
Act as the primary technical point of contact for prospects during the evaluation process
Deliver High-Impact Product Experiences
Design and deliver tailored product demonstrations aligned to customer use cases and business outcomes
Clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executives
Address security, architecture, and integration questions with confidence and clarity
Design & Validate Solutions
Recommend and design solutions that meet customer requirements while aligning with product capabilities
Support or lead proofs-of-concept (POC) to validate technical fit and demonstrate value
Contribute to technical responses for RFPs, RFIs, and security questionnaires
Be a Force Multiplier for Sales
Provide technical guidance that accelerates deal velocity and improves win rates
Enable sales teams with product knowledge, use cases, and competitive positioning
Share field feedback with Product and Engineering to influence roadmap and improvements
What Success Looks Like
You’re viewed as a trusted advisor by customers and sales partners
You help unblock complex technical evaluations and shorten sales cycles
You consistently elevate the quality of demos, solution design, and technical credibility
You balance customer needs with scalable, repeatable solution
What you’ve done:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience
At least 5 years in a Pre-Sales Engineer, Sales Engineer, Solutions Consultant, or similar customer-facing technical role
Experience supporting SaaS, enterprise software, or complex technical products
Proven ability to work on deals involving both technical and business stakeholders
Strong understanding of modern software platforms (cloud, APIs, integrations, security, or data—depending on product)
Ability to translate technical capabilities into customer value
Comfortable presenting, whiteboarding, and leading discussions with diverse audiences
Solid grasp of the sales process and how technical decisions influence buying outcomes
Nice to have:
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) or enterprise systems
Experience with API products
Familiarity with CRM tools such as Salesforce or HubSpot
Working at Spokeo
Our mission is to advance transparency, and to achieve that goal, we rally around six core values: listening with empathy, understanding the why, clarifying with data, innovating to learn, collaborating to achieve, and insisting on quality.
As a remote-first company, we are able to hire team members residing in the following US states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, KY, MD, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NV, NC, PA, SC, SD, TX, VA, WA or WY.
In addition to a highly competitive base salary, our generous benefits include:
401K
100% medical/dental/vision coverage
unlimited PTO
mental health resources
paid home office equipment
fitness reimbursements
support paying for courses
and more
We extend written offers to candidates who successfully complete their selection process. Offers will depend on several factors, including, but not limited to, marketplace competition, job leveling, experience, and skills.
Privacy Notice for Candidates:https://www.spokeo.com/recruiting-policy
All candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future sponsorship. Spokeo will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.
Spokeo is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. Spokeo fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best products, and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.
Recruiters or staffing agencies: Spokeo is not obligated to compensate any external recruiter or search firm who presents a candidate or their resume or profile to a Spokeo employee without 1) a current, fully executed agreement on file, and 2) being assigned to the open position (as a search) via our applicant tracking solution.
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