Sales Engineer
- Role
- Sales
- Employment
- Full-time
- Company size
- Startup
Open to US only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
No BS summary
Sales Engineer for a US-based remote role, focused on technical pre-sales for cloud development. Needs deep cloud computing knowledge, IaC/application framework experience, and preferably strong AWS skills or AWS certification.
Core skills
Required skills
LOCALSTACK - THE LOCAL CLOUD SANDBOX FOR DEVELOPERS AND AI AGENTS
We are a fast-growing Series A startup building cutting-edge technology to revolutionize cloud development processes and support highly efficient dev&test feedback loops.crv.
LocalStack is a local cloud development platform. LocalStack makes it easier, faster, and less expensive for software teams to ship reliable, high-quality applications to the cloud.
The cloud was built to run software, not to support AI-native development workflows. As the world's leading local cloud development platform, LocalStack provides secure local sandboxes that simulate cloud environments, enabling AI agents and software developers to find and fix risks faster and more effectively than they can in the cloud.
Our customer base ranges from SMBs to Global Fortune 500 companies. Our clients include companies like NASA, Harness, IBM, Workday, Comcast, Apple, 3M, Block and many more.
We are sustainably growing our globally distributed teams across GTM, operations and engineering. In 2025 we almost doubled in size and continue to grow across all areas in 2026.
LocalStack is headquartered in Zurich/Switzerland 🇨🇭, with a small engineering office in Vienna/Austria 🇦🇹 and remote team members from 25 countries including 🇺🇸the US, 🇫🇷FR, 🇬🇧UK, 🇨🇦CA, 🇪🇸ES, and many more!
com/localstack/localstack!
✅ What you will be working on/responsible for
- Prepare and deliver compelling technical presentations, demos, and webinars, to support commercial team efforts
- Providing in-depth technical expertise and tailored pre-sales content based on customer needs, to support commercial team efforts
- Cultivate strong relationships with prospects, acting as a trusted advisor and technical point of contact.
- Drive sales strategies by engaging in discovery sessions, addressing technical objections, and delivering custom proof-of-concepts (PoCs).
- Work with product organization on actionable product feedback from customer interactions
- Participate in webinars, trade shows, internal meetings, and other external engagements and provide thought leadership in the area
- Streamline technical evaluations and enable faster decision-making for prospects, thus shortening sales cycle
- Leveraging technical insights to influence go-to-market strategies.
✅ Experience we expect you to bring to the role
- Deep technical knowledge in cloud computing concepts and technologies (with strong AWS skills preferred).
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and application development frameworks (e.g., Terraform, CDK, Pulumi, Serverless).
- Relevant technical certifications (e.g., AWS Solution Architect Associate) or equivalent practical experience.
- Knowledge of cloud development processes, dev/test feedback loops, and local cloud development platforms.
- Stay current with industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging technologies to continually enhance technical expertise.
- Experience working in a startup/scale up ecosystem (preferred)
🌱 Values we hold in LocalStack
- Care: we create with compassion. We prioritize empathy and understanding in every interaction. By genuinely caring for our team, customers, and community, we create an environment where people thrive and impactful work flourishes
- Ownership: we own the outcome. We take responsibility for our work and are passionate about its impact. We foster autonomy, inspire ambition, encourage ownership, and empower everyone to unlock their potential and make an impact.
- Openness: we build trust together. We build trust through open communication and honest feedback. By sharing ideas and embracing diverse perspectives, we create stronger, more connected teams that work toward shared goals.
- Courage: we dare to innovate. We embrace bold challenges and take calculated risks to move the needle. We step outside our comfort zones, experiment fearlessly, and turn setbacks into springboards for growth.
- Excellence: we chase the extraordinary. We chase excellence by pushing boundaries and delivering results that go beyond the ordinary, constantly raising the bar and striving for greatness in everything we do. Excellence is not just the outcome, itʼs how we approach every task with purpose, passion, and a commitment to delivering exceptional value.
🎁 Benefits
- Fully remote
- Competitive salary
- Unlimited PTO
- 401k and private medical
- Annual company retreat
- 2 extra company-wide holidays
- Friendly and inclusive workplace culture (community guilds and online company events)
SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD MATCH?
We'd love to hear from you! Join us in shaping the future of cloud development at LocalStack.
To apply, follow the application process. Make sure to include a short motivation outlining why you are the perfect candidate for this role.
If your profile looks like a good match, our talent team will be in touch to organize further steps within 2 weeks.
Please note, that due to a high volume of candidates, we cannot offer personalized feedback to each candidate.
What you'll do
- Prepare and deliver technical presentations, demos, and webinars to support commercial team efforts.
- Provide in-depth technical expertise and tailored pre-sales content based on customer needs.
- Cultivate strong relationships with prospects as a trusted advisor and technical point of contact.
- Drive sales strategies through discovery sessions, technical objection handling, and custom proof-of-concepts.
- Work with the product organization on actionable product feedback from customer interactions.
- Participate in webinars, trade shows, internal meetings, and other external engagements.
- Provide thought leadership in the area.
- Streamline technical evaluations and enable faster decision-making for prospects, shortening the sales cycle.
- Use technical insights to influence go-to-market strategies.
What they require
- Deep technical knowledge in cloud computing concepts and technologies.
- Strong AWS skills preferred.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and application development frameworks.
- Relevant technical certifications such as AWS Solution Architect Associate, or equivalent practical experience.
- Knowledge of cloud development processes, dev/test feedback loops, and local cloud development platforms.
- Stay current with industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging technologies to continually enhance technical expertise.
- Preferred: Experience working in a startup/scale-up ecosystem.
- Include a short motivation outlining why you are the perfect candidate for this role.
Benefits
- Fully remote.
- Competitive salary.
- Unlimited PTO.
- 401k and private medical.
- Annual company retreat.
- 2 extra company-wide holidays.
- Friendly and inclusive workplace culture with community guilds and online company events.
LocalStack is a local cloud development platform that provides secure local sandboxes simulating cloud environments, helping software teams ship reliable cloud applications faster and cheaper.