Solutions Engineer (Finance, Climate)

Salary: 50 000 - 70 000

Level: MID - Senior

Location: REMOTE, WEEKLY TRAVEL TO LONDON

Industry: Engineering

Contract: Permanent

FOUNDED: 2021

Information on the company

Our client is passionate about climate and data. They want to help businesses and consumers to have a more positive effect on the environment by helping them to understand their carbon footprint resulting from their every day purchases. Informed consumers are empowered to make sustainable choices. They are VC backed and currently operating in the UK, Europe and the USA. Their customers are large financial institutions, who they support in offering their customers transparent insight into the climate impact of their daily spending and investment decisions. The investors include the likes of Plug and Play, Market One Capital, MSM Fund, D2 Fund, and more.

They have a very strong focus on team happiness with benefits such as free external coaching and meaningful equity.

Day-to-day activities will include…

We are on the lookout for a talented Solutions Engineer that is passionate about the environment and would like to have an impact on climate change. You will take on new responsibilities and will have an opportunity to get involved in more parts of the business as the company grows.

  • You’ll be leading the technical sale, scoping, and procurement process of integrations with large financial clients, including RFP plans.

  • Sell technical solutions to the customer with professionalism and enthusiasm. Support the Commercial team in delivering proposals, POCs, and customer success.

  • Manage customer relationships and be the spokesperson between technical customer needs and the priorities of the technical team.

  • Be hands-on in implementing technical requirements for the clients in order to facilitate integrations and ensure customers are delighted. This includes building custom demonstrations and delivering Proof of Concepts (POC)

  • You’ll be working directly with the CTO and developers on technical requirements for clients and integrations.

  • Support with keeping high standards of data security, protection, and organisational processes.

The ideal candidate…

  • Great written and verbal communication skills when it comes to technical concepts, including presentations/demos of technical products to a non-technical audience

  • Experience as a software engineer building scalable APIs

  • Previous experience interacting and managing large corporate clients

  • Experience in product planning and execution

  • Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy funadmentals

BONUS POINTS

  • 3-5 years of experience as a solutions engineer (or in a technical, customer-facing role)

  • Previous experience working with a large corporate customer (preferably financial sector)

  • Strong technical and product vision

  • Background in building scalable APIs with NodeJS (and preferably AWS)

  • Degree in computer science or a related subject

You will certainly fit this role if you have a passion for the environment and you want to make an impact. You’ll have strong technical and communication skills and like working closely with customers.

You’ll need to be motivated and thrive in the fast-paced startup environment, with an entrepreneurial mindset.

Great things about working here…

  • Great holiday allowance - everyone needs time to rest and recover

  • Flexible, remote work - the company does have certain core hours, but our people work around those whenever suits them best

  • A meaningful equity allocation plus medical insurance and discounts

  • Learning and Development budget for every employee

  • Top-of-the-line equipment - you’ll be set up with all you need to do your work

  • Full ownership of your role - there’s no micromanagement

  • Team events - fun-focused get-togethers every quarter, somewhere in the middle that works for everyone

  • Bonuses - everyone is rewarded for team successes