Senior Sales Engineer

Sift

. Partner with Enterprise Account Executives to drive complex technical sales cycles with strategic accounts .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in driving complex technical sales cycles for enterprise SaaS solutions, with a strong foundation in APIs and integrations. Excels in communication and presentation skills, effectively engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver measurable business value.

Highest-signal resume keywords

5+ Years Experience In Sales EngineeringEnterprise SaaS Sales Cycle SupportAPI And Integration ProficiencyTechnical Presentation SkillsExperience In Fraud And Payments

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Hard Skills

APIsIntegrationsData-Driven PlatformsAnalytics-Oriented PlatformsPythonTechnical EvaluationsProof-Of-Value EngagementsInternal AutomationAI ToolsMachine Learning Concepts

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationStrong JudgmentCuriosityBias Toward ActionAbility To Work Across Stakeholders

Industry Keywords

FraudPaymentsRiskTrust & SafetyAI/ML-Driven ProductsEmerging AI Trends

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with Enterprise Account Executives to drive complex technical sales cycles with strategic accounts
Lead technical discovery and workshops covering customer architecture, workflows, fraud challenges, and business goals
Design and deliver solution presentations and narratives for technical and business audiences
Guide prospects through technical validation, integrations, and proof-of-value engagements
Translate product capabilities into customer outcomes and measurable business value
Build credibility with engineers, fraud leaders, operations teams, and executive stakeholders
Surface market feedback and customer requirements to influence the product roadmap
Improve internal tooling, knowledge sharing, and repeatable presales processes
Help prospects move faster through evaluation and improve the quality and consistency of technical selling

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in a Sales Engineer customer-facing technical role
Experience supporting complex enterprise SaaS sales cycles
Strong technical foundation, ideally including APIs, integrations, and data-driven or analytics-oriented platforms
Excellent communication and presentation skills for technical and non-technical audiences
Ability to work effectively across multiple stakeholders and concurrent opportunities
Comfortable using Python or a similar language for demonstrating API usage
Self-starter mindset with strong judgment, curiosity, and a bias toward action
Experience in fraud, payments, risk, trust & safety, or adjacent problem spaces (nice-to-have)
Experience running POVs, pilots, or technical evaluations for AI/ML-driven products (nice-to-have)
Familiarity with applied machine learning concepts and emerging AI trends (nice-to-have)
Experience building internal automations, tools, or workflows using AI tools or agents (nice-to-have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace
Opportunity to work on high-impact problems at the intersection of fraud prevention, digital trust, and machine learning
Partnership with leading enterprise brands across a wide range of industries
Opportunity to influence product direction, technical strategy, and the presales motion
Team culture valuing technical rigor, customer empathy, and practical execution