Technical Support Engineer

Intercom•Chicago, IL

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Technical Support Engineer team is looking for an individual with engineering and or web development experience that wants to be a part of creating truly exceptional customer experiences as well as educating and supporting our customers on a global level. This is a very hands-on, technical role, that is much broader than a typical ticket-based support position. Our Support Engineers partner with our customers to tackle challenging technical issues they face in innovative ways. In this role, you will be directly responsible for helping people integrate Intercom into their products, diagnose and report problems they have, and serve as the bridge between our customers and our product teams. Our job starts the moment a customer decides they want to use Intercom, sticking with them every step of the way to ensure they get the most value from our product. This opportunity is for folks who truly love problem-solving and troubleshooting, with the end goal of empowering our customers’ to reach their objectives and address any challenges with our product. This is not a springboard into other areas or jobs at Intercom, but this is a great role for those who are looking to be part of our support team for a while and who are excited about growing alongside Intercom. We also want people that have an eye for improvement and efficiency, someone who wants to work at a place where they’re encouraged to bring ideas and feedback to the table on how things could be better for our team and/or our customers. This position will be hybrid with the expectation to work from the office 3 days a week and work from home the remaining 2 days of the week. You are welcome to work from the office full-time if that is preferred.

Requirements

1-2 years of technical support experience.
Understanding of Web dev basics (HTML, Javascript, CSS), Git, Ruby, Rails, APIs.
Understanding of REST API, SDKs & Webhooks.
Solid understanding of tech fundamentals + modern day tools (Slack, Chrome, Coda, Asana, etc.).
Strong customer focus (excels at + enjoys helping customers).
Strong communication skills (ability to question, clarify, empathize, use appropriate tone + language, personable).
Strong problem solving skills (ability to think critically and learn on-the-fly).
Ability to troubleshoot and utilize resources to answer questions on baseline topics.
Ability to take on + action feedback.
Excitement for a support environment that is constantly experimenting with workflows and automation to drive efficiency.
Demonstrated success working with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) or other metrics/quotas.

Nice To Haves

Completion of technical coding bootcamps, programs, courses, etc.
Previous experience working in a troubleshooting environment.
Understanding code syntax or use of specifically supported frameworks.
Experience configuring our supported iOS/Android Plugins (mobile SDKs).
Familiarity with native mobile development.

Responsibilities

Communicating efficiently and effectively with our customers - we use our own product to do most of our support, but outbound phone calls are part of our offering too.
Owning customer communications and issues from initial contact until resolution.
Becoming an encyclopedia of knowledge about how Intercom works and what it is capable of.
Being the one responsible, along with the Support team, to ensure that all customers have a great experience with the product - a crucial part of the role is ensuring we make the product as easy to use, reliable, bug-free, and fast as possible.
Working directly with product teams to identify current issues and, synthesizing the diverse feedback you hear from our customers, offer informed opinions on potential solutions.
Debugging complex issues with an understanding of both our own codebase and the many technologies employed by our customers.
Utilizing inherited and learned technical knowledge to build tools that will help increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the team and its processes.
Influencing the direction of the Intercom product through daily communication with our customers and consistent collaboration with our product teams.