Sales Engineer (DACH)

About Us

Constructor is the only search and product discovery platform tailor-made for enterprise ecommerce where conversions matter. Constructor's AI-first solutions make it easier for shoppers to discover products they want to buy and for ecommerce teams to deliver highly personalized experiences that drive impressive results.

Optimizing specifically for ecommerce metrics like revenue, conversion rate and profit, Constructor generates consistent $10M+ lifts for some of the biggest brands in ecommerce, such as Sephora, Petco, home24, Maxeda Brands, Birkenstock and The Very Group.

Constructor is a U.S. based company that was founded in 2015 by Eli Finkelshteyn and Dan McCormick. For more, visit: constructor.io .

About the Role

As a Sales (Solutions) Engineer, you will lead the technical components of the sales process. You will partner closely with Account Executives and prospective customers to design integration approaches, evaluate technical fit, and demonstrate how Constructor’s platform drives measurable business impact.

This role combines technical architecture design, consultative discovery, and cross-functional collaboration. You will act as a bridge between customer engineering teams and Constructor’s Product and Engineering teams.

This is not a demo-only role. Account Executives perform the majority of demonstrations at Constructor. This role requires architectural thinking, integration planning, and consultative problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Sales & Solution Design

Lead technical discovery conversations with prospective customers

Design and document integration architectures (APIs, ecommerce platforms, PIM, CMS, data pipelines)

Develop and support tailored Proof Schedules (lightweight POCs)

Deliver technical presentations to both business and technical stakeholders

Serve as primary technical advisor during evaluation cycles

Ability to triage API calls and SDKs

Willingness to tinker and build demo prototypes and tooling

Support RFP and RFI responses

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with Product and Engineering to surface prospective customer feedback to influence product roadmap and integration strategy

Contribute insights to the roadmap and the go-to-market strategy

Support enablement and training for sales teams

Help refine documentation, processes, and best practices within the SE function

Market & Industry Engagement

Stay current on ecommerce trends, AI/ML advancements, and the competitive landscape

Represent Constructor in prospect meetings, partner engagements, field events, and other industry engagements

Build strong relationships with prospective customer technical stakeholders (architects, engineers, delivery teams)

What Success Looks Like

Prospects clearly understand technical integration paths

Proof Schedules align tightly with business outcomes

Technical objections are addressed proactively and effectively

Sales cycles are accelerated through a strong technical partnership

Internal teams receive actionable market feedback

Qualitative (peer and prospect feedback) and qualitative (sales metrics and customer health scores) feedback will be positive and ideally, excellent

Working Style

Comfortable operating in a remote, distributed environment

Able to manage multiple concurrent sales cycles

Collaborative across departments

Proactive in ambiguous or evolving environments

Resourceful self-starter who can operate autonomously

Requirements

3+ years of experience in technical Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering, Pre-Sales Architect, or Technical Pre-Sales roles

Strong experience designing SaaS or API-based integrations

Ability to interpret and troubleshoot REST APIs (e.g., using Postman or similar tools)

Working knowledge of JavaScript

Deep hands-on experience with API-first platforms and comfortable working directly with REST APIs, JSON data structures, webhook frameworks, and SDK integration patterns

Experience translating technical architecture into business outcomes

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Experience engaging with technical stakeholders (developers, architects, engineering leaders)

Ability to effectively articulate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences

Ability to empathize with prospects’ challenges and goals

Experience with ecommerce, AI/ML, JavaScript

Skilled listener with an innate curiosity

Passionate about innovative technology, technical sales, and articulating value to prospects

Enjoys working with prospects and is comfortable interacting with C-suite executives

Experience supporting Proof of Concept/pilot programs

Preferred Requirements

Experience in enterprise ecommerce or retail technology environments

Familiarity with AI/ML-driven SaaS platforms

Experience working with cloud-native or composable architectures

Multilingual capabilities (English & German required; French & Italian preferred)

Benefits

🏝️ Unlimited vacation time -we strongly encourage all of our employees take at least 3 weeks per year

💰 A competitive compensation package including stock options

🌎 Fully remote team - choose where you live

🛋️ Work from home stipend! We want you to have the resources you need to set up your home office

💻 Apple laptops provided for new employees

🧑‍🎓 Training and development budget for every employee, refreshed each year

👪 Parental leave for qualified employees

🧠 Work with smart people who will help you grow and make a meaningful impact

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Constructor

At Constructor.io we are committed to cultivating a work environment that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome individuals of all backgrounds and provide equal opportunities to all applicants regardless of their education, diversity of opinion, race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or affiliation in any other protected group. Studies have shown that women and

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