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Locations
In this role you can work from Remote, United States
Overview
GitHub is expanding its Solutions Engineering team and we're seeking experienced professionals to enhance our pre-sales support of our Mid-Market customers. As a Senior Solutions Engineer, you'll align technology solutions with customer needs and serve as a trusted advisor. The ideal candidate will be a key partner in driving technology adoption and integration, helping customers maximize GitHub's value while gaining hands-on experience in solving complex technical challenges, deepening industry expertise, and influencing strategic decision-making.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain technical relationships in the pre-sales stage with business customers and prospects, acting as a key technical point of contact to ensure customer satisfaction and product adoption.
Collaborate with the Mid-Market Sales teams to identify customer business requirements, match them to product features, and provide live demonstrations of the GitHub Enterprise platform.
Serve as an intermediary between sales and technical teams, communicating customer feedback to influence product strategy and contributing to internal knowledge bases.
Educate prospects on product implementation and usage, while advocating for customer interests by sharing feedback within GitHub.
Assist customers in integrating GitHub with existing development tools and workflows, providing technical guidance on DevOps pipelines, code deployment options, and network infrastructure.
Maintain awareness of trends in the Source Control Management industry and contribute to both internal and customer documentation to support product usage and adoption.
Articulate the value of DevOps and DevSecOps practices, including AI-assisted development workflows, to external stakeholders through pre-sales presentations, product demonstrations, and technical documentation.
Lead initiatives aimed at improving customer success and retention by developing best practices for product usage and facilitating workshops or training sessions for customers.
Participate in the development of sales strategies by providing technical insights and competitive analysis to help position GitHub's offerings effectively against the competitors.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
6+ years experience in technical consulting, technical consultative selling, or related technical/sales/industry experience
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years experience in technical consulting, technical consultative selling, or related technical/sales/industry experience
OR Doctorate in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field
OR equivalent experience.
Experience owning all technical aspects of the sales cycle from discovery to qualification to proof-of-concept design/execution to post-sales transition.
Familiarity with modern development workflows (e.g. AI coding assistants, agentic development tools, CI/CD, DevOps, and security best practices).
Ability to travel up to 25% when needed.
Preferred Qualifications:
8+ years' experience in technical consulting, technical consultative selling, or related technical/sales/industry experience .
2+ year(s) experience in digital transformation using software modernization to drive customer business outcomes.
2+ year(s) experience in business consulting, consultative selling, or customer facing experience.
Proficiency in enterprise software development and application security practices, including experience with SAST, DAST, and SCA tools, as well as a deep understanding of GitHub Advanced Security and CodeQL.
Demonstrated success in technical consultative selling, with the ability to engage in strategic discussions with customers and influence decision-making processes.
Demonstrated success in driving customer satisfaction and retention through proactive support and relationship management, showcasing an ability to build long-term partnerships.
Compensation Range
The base salary range for this job is USD $82,250.00 - USD $218,120.00 /Yr.
In addition, this role also has the opportunity to earn sales incentives. On target earnings (OTE) is based on a 70/30 base salary/sales incentive.
These pay ranges are intended to cover roles based across the United States. An individual's base pay depends on various factors including geographical location and review of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant. At GitHub certain roles are eligible for benefits and additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These rewards are allocated based on individual impact in role. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's role.
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Our teams are dreamers, doers, and pioneers, leading the way in AI, driving humanitarian efforts around the globe, and even sending open source to Mars (and beyond!).
At GitHub, our goal is to create the space you need to do your best work. We're remote-first and offer competitive pay, generous learning and growth opportunities, and excellent benefits to support you, wherever you are-because we know that people flourish when they can work on their own terms.
Join us, and let's change the world, together.
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