Pre-Sales Engineer

Summary

Join Gradle Inc. as a Pre-Sales Engineer and play a critical role in helping customers optimize developer productivity by improving software build and testing processes.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience working in Pre-Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Consulting, IT Architecture, Build Engineering, DevOps, or a combination of these, either selling to, or working in, enterprise environments
• Familiarity and technical understanding of SDLC tools, SDLC supply chain observability and build tools in particular
• Build tools (Maven, Gradle, Android, Bazel, NPM, Python, etc.)
• VCSs (Git, Subversion, etc.)
• CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab, TeamCity, Github Action, Harness, ArgoCD, etc.)
• Container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.)
• Artifact repositories (Artifactory, Nexus, etc.)
• SDLC Supply Chain Security
• Advanced communication and presentation skills
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize activities autonomously in the best interest of your Sales team

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Sales team through MEDDICC to identify and communicate the potential application of the Develocity product in prospective customer environments
• Deliver inspiring and compelling software demos, solution presentations, workshops, and product trials showcasing Develocity’s value
• Provide technical recommendations on how to orchestrate, test, optimize and understand prospective customers’ software builds leveraging Gradle solutions
• Collaborate with the Engineering team SMEs to implement specific use cases that are high-value for prospects and customers
• Become a trusted Developer Productivity technical advisor to prospective customers and the partner community
• Act as a SME to educate your Sales colleagues on relevant product knowledge
• Help to maintain FAQs of information learned in the field and tested through experience
• Keep current with the latest trends and tools in the DPE, SDLC, and DevOps landscape
• Communicate important customer product feedback to Product Marketing, Product Management and Engineering teams

Benefits

• Ability to work from any place in the world in a remote-first environment with flexible working hours
• Work on a fast-growing product with a clear vision for the future
• Close collaboration with an ambitious and experienced team and the opportunity to learn from them regardless of your experience level
• Opportunities for growth in your career and in leadership responsibilities
• In-person meetings, such as our annual company offsite (where previous locations have included France, Spain, and Italy), team meetings, and onboardings
• Contribute to leading solutions in the new industry of Developer Productivity Engineering and work with cutting-edge DPE tools and practices
• A focus on learning and development – Gradle offers an annual learning and development stipend and a monthly company-wide Learning Day, where we encourage all team members to focus on their professional development for the day
• A hardware package that includes a laptop, monitor, other peripheral hardware, and a home office stipend to make sure you are fully set up to work remotely
• Generous paid time off
• Paid public holidays
• Volunteer Day – We offer up to 8 hours of paid work time each year for team members to give back to their local communities