Pre-Sales Engineer

This isn't a support role. It's a build-from-zero role. You'll help turn early-stage conversations into fully launched embedded partnerships—shaping both the customer experience and our product evolution.

• Lead technical discovery sessions with prospective partners
• Conduct deep technical evaluations and architectural discussions
• Co-design API‑led accounting solutions alongside partner engineering teams
• Guide partners from proof of concept through to successful deployment
• Act as the bridge between business development, product and engineering
• Surface meaningful partner feedback to refine product‑market fit

• Proofs of concept delivered
• Successful API deployments
• Strategic feedback that sharpens our product‑market fit

• Experience as a Business Analyst, Solution Designer, Technical Architect or Product Manager within technology‑based services
• Strong experience building, delivering or implementing API‑based services
• Ability to present systems architecture and APIs to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Confidence supporting business development colleagues in complex technical sales cycles
• Experience working with – or deep interest in – accounting software and the business management needs of small businesses

• Experience with in a bank, fintech, SaaS business or consulting firm
• Additional European language skills

• You're self‑directed and comfortable with ambiguity
• You enjoy building new propositions, not just maintaining existing ones
• You're naturally curious and commercially aware
• You listen carefully, think critically and communicate clearly
• You're motivated by impact – not just process

This is an opportunity to help define a new category of embedded accounting across the UK market. You won't just be implementing solutions – you'll be shaping the proposition, influencing the roadmap, and building partnerships that directly improve how small businesses manage their finances. If you're excited by APIs, ecosystems, and building something from the ground up, we'd love to talk.

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