Company: Space Executive
Location:
Posted: April 11th, 2026
We are an early-stage, venture-backed technology company building a category-defining solution in the Cloud Securityspace. Our mission is to help organisations (insert value proposition — e.g., secure, manage, or transform critical digital assets) through innovative, scalable technology.
Having achieved early product-market traction, we are now hiring our first UK Sales Engineer — a foundational role critical to driving enterprise deals and shaping our technical go-to-market strategy.
This is an opportunity to join at the ground floor, influence product direction, and work closely with both customers and the founding team.
As the Founding Sales Engineer, you will be the technical counterpart to our enterprise sales team. You will lead pre-sales engagements, provide deep technical expertise, and help translate customer needs into tailored solutions. You will play a key role in shaping the technical sales playbook, demos, and proof-of-concept process.
You will collaborate closely with product, engineering, and sales leadership to ensure customers experience seamless technical validation and adoption.
Partner with enterprise sales to lead technical engagements and pre-sales cycles
Deliver product demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, and technical workshops
Translate customer business requirements into solution designs
Respond to RFPs, RFIs, and security questionnaires
Provide technical validation and support deal closure
Develop repeatable technical sales processes, demo scripts, and PoC frameworks
Collect and communicate customer feedback to product and engineering teams
Support early customer onboarding and technical enablement
Represent the company at conferences, webinars, and industry events
5+ years in a Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or Pre-Sales technical role
Experience in SaaS, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise software
Proven success supporting complex enterprise deals and multi-stakeholder environments
Familiarity with cloud platforms, networking, and security concepts preferred
Experience in early-stage startups is a strong plus
Excellent technical communication and presentation skills
Ability to translate technical concepts into business value
Strong problem-solving skills and customer-centric mindset
Self-starter, highly motivated, and comfortable with ambiguity
Collaborative team player with a hands-on approach
Comfortable working directly with senior technical and business leaders
Opportunity to define the technical sales function from day one
High impact on enterprise customer adoption and revenue growth
Work directly with leadership and product teams to shape the product
Competitive compensation and equity package
Career growth alongside company scaling
United Kingdom (Remote / Hybrid depending on candidate location)
Competitive base salary, performance-based incentives, and equity participation.
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