Sales Engineer (AI)

Location: San Francisco, hybrid. Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: Base $143K–$199K; OTE $190K–$265K with a 75/25 split, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global partners with startups and high-growth companies to hire sales, go-to-market, and technical talent. The client builds an API and data layer that turns URLs into clean, structured, LLM-ready data for AI systems and is developing a knowledge library for AI agents.

What you will do

• Own the full technical sales cycle, including discovery, solution architecture, live demos, and proofs of concept.
• Present hands-on product demonstrations and show customers how the platform solves their data problems.
• Build technical proposals and POCs for enterprise prospects.
• Answer complex technical questions and involve engineering when needed.
• Bring prospect feedback directly to product and engineering.
• Split time approximately 50/50 between pre-sales and implementation, taking deals through to production.

Requirements

• 3–7 years of individual-contributor experience in pre-sales or solutions engineering at a developer-tools, API, or data-infrastructure company.
• Experience independently building and delivering POCs for enterprise prospects.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG, AI agents, or AI data pipelines.
• Ability to read and write code and use APIs independently.
• Ability to discuss architecture with engineers and ROI with VPs.
• Existing US work authorization is required; US citizenship or a Green Card is accepted, and visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Nice to have

• A shipped AI-native project, preferably with a public repository.
• Experience owning and sizing a closed deal.

Culture & Benefits

• Small team of approximately 40 people with direct access to founders and leadership.
• Fast decisions, short feedback loops, and substantial ownership without a rigid playbook.
• Meaningful equity in a fast-growing, well-funded startup.
• Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, plus 401(k), FSA, commuter benefits, and pet insurance.
• 15+ days of PTO, 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, wellness and learning stipends, and a paid sabbatical after four years.
• Team offsites twice a year, San Francisco headquarters perks, and a loaner e-bike.

Hiring process

• Recruiter screen covering a shipped AI-native project and a closed deal.
• Introductory chat, technical scenario discussion, and a paid 1–2 week work trial involving a real technical deal scenario.