The Senior Sales Engineer, APAC will serve as the technical expert for Alpaca's products and services, supporting the sales process by engaging with enterprise partners across the Asia-Pacific region. This role involves deep technical collaboration, solution design, and end-to-end ownership of technical sales engagements to drive enterprise deal closures at Alpaca, a developer-focused company committed to open-source and a diverse, globally distributed team.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the product and technical subject matter expert, capable of thoroughly understanding and articulating all aspects of the Alpaca platform to diverse audiences and stakeholders
- Serve as a regional market-specific expert in regulations, compliance, and jurisdictional requirements
- Comfortable working with senior leaders and C-level executives
- Collaborate closely with the Sales and Customer Success teams, providing essential technical advisory and product expertise throughout the client lifecycle
- Present compelling product and technical use cases to prospective clients, while building trust and confidence in Alpaca's technical capabilities
- Translate complex business and technical requirements into clear, simple solutions
- Create sales support materials and documentation for new features and products
- Own technical sales engagement end-to-end: discovery calls, solution validation, RFPs, and questionnaires that win deals
- Lead demo strategy and execution, creating technical narratives that convert prospects into customers
- Travel as needed to support sales activities and customer engagements
- Stay updated on internal product development timelines and work closely with the product team to test and roll out new features to partners
What We're Looking For
- Excited by the prospect of working in a startup environment, the ideal candidate is a self-starter who will take the lead in defining new processes where appropriate
- 5+ years in a Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or Partner Engineering client-facing role, with experience working at API or SaaS-first companies
- Strong technical background, including hands-on experience working with APIs, WebSockets, Postman, Grafana and JSON
- Superior verbal and written communication skills in English are essential for driving clarity on goals, setting expectations, and effectively collecting feedback from clients
- You must be able to translate complex technical concepts into simple, understandable terms
- Proven ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously, work independently and drive projects to completion with minimum guidance and close attention to detail
Nice to Have
- Experience working at a Broker-Dealer or FinTech company
- Closing Enterprise deals alongside AEs
- Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) and or Series 7
- Familiarity with Metabase
- Experience working with Coast (demo software)
- Excited to learn more about the securities industry
- Experience working with FIX eXchange protocol
- Experience working with OpenAPI, ReadMe and documentation
Technical Stack
- APIs
- WebSockets
- Postman
- Grafana
- JSON
- Metabase
- Coast
- FIX eXchange protocol
- OpenAPI
- ReadMe
Team & Environment
Alpaca has a globally distributed team of 230+ professionals. We foster a vibrant community, are deeply committed to open-source contributions, and maintain a developer-friendly API focus. Our culture emphasizes staying curious, having empathy, and being accountable, within an equal opportunity workplace that values a diverse workforce.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive Salary & Stock Options
- Health Benefits
- New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
- Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card
Work Mode
Alpaca operates as a globally distributed company, with team members across the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, UK, and beyond. You can work from your favorite places around the world.
Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.
