Sales Engineer (UK)
WHAT WE NEED
We are looking for a Sales Engineer to drive the technical win on named, forecasted enterprise deals through to commercial close. You will be a dedicated closer, engaging after Sales qualifies the opportunity, focused on competitive displacements against incumbent platforms in latency-critical environments like financial services, payments, and telco.
In this role, you will join the Sales organization, aligning directly with 2–3 Regional Sales Directors reporting to the regional Sales Leader while maintaining a dotted line to the global Senior Director, Solutions Architecture to ensure technical excellence.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Run technical discovery and MEDDPICC qualification (Metrics, Decision Criteria, Decision Process, Competition) on assigned deals
- Own end-to-end proofs of concept (POCs) with pre-agreed written entry/exit criteria and explicit time-box limits
- Lead competitive displacement by architecting migration paths off incumbent platforms and addressing the case for staying
- Build signed total cost of ownership (TCO) models and business cases for economic buyers
- Prioritize time strictly by deal size and stage, building self-serve artifacts for the shared library secondary to deal execution
- Own technical relationships with systems integrators and regional reseller partners during co-sell motions
- Manage post-sale continuity for 45 days post-close before executing a formal written handover to the Technical Account Manager (TAM)
- Feed structured competitive intelligence and platform gap data back to the Senior Solution Architect and Product teams
WHAT YOU HAVE
- 8+ years in enterprise technology, with at least 4 years in pre-sales winning competitive, executive-sponsored B2B deals
- Deep domain familiarity in Financial Services (payments, cards, capital markets, core banking) or adjacent verticals (telco, e-commerce, logistics)
- Hands-on technical credibility across Java (or C# / C++), SQL, Helm, Kubernetes, major cloud platforms, and stream processing (Kafka)
- Strong architectural foundation in clustered, event-driven, real-time, and emerging real-time AI (vector search, feature serving) environments
- Proven track record of winning displacement deals against incumbent data platforms
- Strong commercial fluency with the ability to build TCO cases, strictly qualify opportunities, and run live/interactive technical demos
- Regulatory framework literacy relevant to the region (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and EU operational resilience in NA/EMEA)
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study (Computer Science or related discipline)
BENEFITS
- 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays + Quarterly Wellbeing Days
- Group Company Pension Plan
- Private Medical Insurance
- Private Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
8+ years enterprise technology with 4+ years pre-sales; domain expertise in financial services or adjacent verticals; technical skills in Java/C#/C++, SQL, Helm, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, Kafka; Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
Key Responsibilities
- running technical discovery
- leading proofs of concept
- building TCO models
Skills & Tools
Java, C#, C++, SQL, Helm, Kubernetes, Kafka
Job Details
- Category: Sales
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — United Kingdom
- Languages: English
Benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Retirement plan
About Hazelcast
A unified real-time data platform combining stream processing and an ultra-fast data store. — Industry: Information Technology