Sales Engineer- Los Angeles, CA

OtterLos Angeles, CA
Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Sales Engineer who combines strong technical problem solving skills with customer/partner-facing relationship management and operational leadership. In this role, you will manage complex technical relationships with POS providers and restaurant partners, support strategic integrations, and handle escalated operational requests for high-visibility customers. You will act as the bridge between Product, Engineering, Operations, Customer Success, Sales, and external partners, ensuring technical excellence while improving internal processes and customer outcomes. This is a highly autonomous, impact-driven role with the opportunity to influence technical decisions, shape engagement models, and continuously improve our production standards.

Requirements

  • 3 to 5 years of customer-facing technical support, technical operations, or technical account management experience
  • Experience managing technical projects or coordinating implementations
  • Experience working in production systems in cloud environments such as GCP or AWS
  • Strong technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
  • Strong knowledge of SQL
  • Familiar with at least one language, JS or Python preferred
  • Familiarity with APIs and high-level software architecture concepts
  • Experience with monitoring tools and production systems
  • Strong ownership mentality and bias for action
  • Ability to manage complex escalations calmly and effectively
  • Detail-oriented and highly organized
  • Ability to thrive in fast-moving and ambiguous environments
  • Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Proactive mindset focused on process improvement and operational excellence

Nice To Haves

  • Experience working with POS systems, restaurant technology, or delivery platforms is highly preferred
  • Experience with JIRA or similar project management tools is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Own merchant technical discoveries (Sales Eng), technical deployment, and execution for both one-to-one and scaled partner engagements
  • Support Enterprise and Strategic Sales Engineering in pre-sales technical conversations
  • Ensure smooth integration and expansion of new technology solutions
  • Handle complex escalated technical requests from internal teams and high-visibility customers
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues with urgency and empathy
  • Perform configuration changes, deployments, and product expansions
  • Establish clear scope, documentation, and ETA expectations for technical engagements
  • Develop workarounds and scalable solutions when standard paths do not exist
  • Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Customer Success teams
  • Collect and document partner feedback and prioritize feature requests
  • Contribute to improving product reliability and market offering
  • Influence technical decisions and propose innovative solutions
  • Identify gaps and inefficiencies in tools, workflows, and engagement models
  • Develop automation tools and scripts to increase efficiency
  • Improve internal production standards and documentation
  • Manage and prioritize support tickets to ensure timely resolution

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
  • Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
  • Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
  • Pet insurance discount.
  • 401(k).
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
  • Discretionary vacation days
  • 8 paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick time
  • Paid Bereavement leave
  • Paid Parental Leave
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