Remote Presales Engineer with verification

Our commercial product, Develocity, has set new standards in software development and is used at companies like LinkedIn, Google, Netflix, SAP, and most valuable technology and Global 1000 companies from around the world. As such, Gradle is one of the fastest-growing start-up ventures based in Silicon Valley. We achieved our Series C funding in December of 2021 and are moving into a period of rapid growth

.Gradle is one of the original remote-first organizations - we were founded back in 2008 by two engineers living on opposite sides of the world. Today, the Gradle workforce includes employees in 27 countries and 5 continent

s.Ensuring a diverse and inclusive environment where we learn from each other is important to our values and culture. We welcome all people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectiv

es!Job Descrip

tionPlay a Critical Role in Helping Our Customers Optimize Developer Product

ivityAs a Pre-Sales Engineer at Gradle, you will be on the front lines, working closely with our customers, prospects, and partners, guiding them on how to optimize the productivity of their engineering organization by improving the software build and testing processes. You will work with our Sales, Product Management, and Engineering teams to help customers understand and experience the value of the Develocity solution from a technical, business, and financial perspec

tive.We Remove Obstacles to Your S

uccessAt Gradle, our sales organization leverages the following to to allow you to focus on creating pipeline and driving re

• venue:A hardened qualification and prioritization process to ensure you are engaged with right end users at the right com
• paniesA world class product that solves a massive problem every software developer and Engineering leader faces
• dailyA standardized evaluation process that delivers immediate technical value and a hard cost ROI in just a fe
• w daysA referenceable network of brand name customers and OSS partners willing to speak to new prospects about their s

uccessWho You Are And What You

• Will DoStrong work ethic and can-do at
• titude.Collaborate with the Sales team through MEDDICC to identify and communicate the potential application of the Develocity product in prospective customer enviro
• nments.Deliver inspiring and compelling software demos, solution presentations, workshops, and product trials showcasing Develocity’s
• value.Provide technical recommendations on how to orchestrate, test, optimize and understand prospective customers’ software builds leveraging Gradle so
• lutionsCollaborate with the Engineering team SMEs to implement specific use cases that are high-value for prospects and cus
• tomers.Become a trusted Developer Productivity technical advisor to prospective customers and the partner com
• munity.Act as a SME to educate your Sales colleagues on relevant product kno
• wledge.Help to maintain FAQs of information learned in the field and tested through expe
• rience.Keep current with the latest trends and tools in the DPE, SDLC, and DevOps lan
• dscape.Communicate important customer product feedback to Product Marketing, Product Management and Engineering

teams.What Y

• ou Bring10+ years of experience working in Pre-Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Consulting, IT Architecture, Build Engineering, DevOps, or a combination of these, either selling to, or working in, enterprise environments. Practitioners are welcome and encouraged to apply. If you have domain experience and are excited about the possibility of working in a field role, we invite you to tal
• k to us.Familiarity and technical understanding of SDLC tools, SDLC supply chain observability and build tools in par
• ticular:Build tools (Maven, Gradle, Android, Bazel, NPM, Pytho
• n, etc.)VCSs (Git, Subversio
• n, etc.)CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab, TeamCity, Github Action, Harness, ArgoC
• D, etc.)Container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShif
• t, etc.)Artifact repositories (Artifactory, Nexu
• s, etc.)SDLC Supply Chain
• SecurityAdvanced communication and presentation
• skills.Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize activities autonomously in the best interest of your Sal
• es team.A “continuous learning” mindset and thirst for knowledge, with a deep desire to build impactful so
• lutions.Up to 35% traveling to customer sites an

d eventsNic

• e to HaveHands-on experience with D
• evelocityHands-on experience with uploading a Build Scan® to scans.g
• radle.comScripting/SQL E

xperienceCheck out DPE Un

iversity.Wha

• t We OfferAbility to work from any place in the world in a remote-first environment with flexible wor
• king hoursWork on a fast-growing product with a clear vision for
• the futureClose collaboration with an ambitious and experienced team and the opportunity to learn from them regardless of your experi
• ence levelOpportunities for growth in your career and in leadership respon
• sibilitiesIn-person meetings, such as our annual company offsite (where previous locations have included France, Spain, and Italy), team meetings, and o
• nboardingsContribute to leading solutions in the new industry of Developer Productivity Engineering and work with cutting-edge DPE tools and
• practicesWe offer a competitive package that includes a base salary, a variable component, and equity aligned with mar

ket rates.Benefits

• & PerksA focus on learning and development – Gradle offers an annual learning and development stipend and a monthly company-wide Learning Day, where we encourage all team members to focus on their professional development
• for the dayA hardware package that includes a laptop, monitor, other peripheral hardware, and a home office stipend to make sure you are fully set up to wo
• rk remotelyGenerous pa
• id time offPaid publ
• ic holidaysVolunteer Day – We offer up to 8 hours of paid work time each year for team members to give back to their local

communit

• iesLocationRemote
• from EuropeWhile our team works remotely and is spread across the globe, we deeply value daily interactions and co

llaborat

ion.About usVisit our careers page to learn more about the company and see other op

en positions.We are committed and skilled software engineers, product designers, and marketing experts who are passionate about developer productivity. We take pride in delivering products that are relied upon daily by some of the world's leading software organizations, such as Netflix, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Spotify, Twitter, a

nd Atlassian.Our team is globally distributed but deeply connected. We value our interpersonal relationships as much as we value our

achievements.We are a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other and together. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and

perspectives.

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