Solutions Engineer

Summary

Join Linear, a leading software development company, as a Solutions Engineer and become the primary technical partner for our most strategic prospects and customers. You will play a dual role: driving complex technical engagements and accelerating ramp for new sales hires. Showcase our product's value, uncover challenges, architect solutions, drive successful sales evaluations, and champion customer needs. This role requires strong technical skills, excellent communication, and collaboration with various teams. We offer a remote-only work environment with competitive benefits and a focus on work-life balance. We are an equal opportunity employer and currently only support hiring within the US.

Requirements

• 2+ years in a Solutions Engineering, Pre-Sales, or similar role at a high-growth SaaS company, with experience supporting enterprise-scale deals
• Strong hands-on experience with OAuth2 and GraphQL, data migrations, and product integrations
• Excellent communication skills—able to present complex technical concepts clearly to both engineers and executives
• Proven ability to build realistic, scalable demo environments and troubleshoot production issues
• Collaborative mindset with experience partnering across Sales, Product, and Customer Success teams
• Comfort with SQL and scripting (e.g., Python or JavaScript)

Responsibilities

• Articulate Linear’s architecture, data model, and integration patterns to engineering and product teams; deliver tailored technical presentations and deep-dive demos for key stakeholders
• Design, plan, and execute large-scale migrations, custom configurations, and API integrations; troubleshoot proactively to ensure seamless onboarding
• Build and maintain realistic demo instances that mirror enterprise workflows, scale tests, and feature toggles—enabling sales reps to showcase Linear’s capabilities in context
• Collaborate with Sales Enablement to develop technical training materials, run “train-the-trainer” sessions for new hires, and curate a library of exemplar solution playbooks
• Act as the go-to technical resource for high-priority accounts; work alongside Customer Success to resolve post-sale technical issues and drive adoption

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Github and git; Linear and/or Jira strongly preferred
• CS degree or engineering background strongly preferred

Benefits

• Interesting and challenging work
• Work-life balance
• Competitive salary and equity
• Employee-friendly equity terms (early exercise, extended exercise)
• Paid lunch and coffee during workdays
• Work remotely, no commuting to the office
• Paid co-working space/desk at an office
• Health, dental, and vision insurance (US)
• Regular team events and offsites
• 5 weeks of paid vacation
• 4 months of paid parental leave