Solutions Engineer - Payments

The role

You will act as the primary technical expert for enterprise merchants. You will guide clients from initial technical evaluation through to a successful launch using a blend of pre-sales and implementation.

What you will do

• Build a comprehensive understanding of the Checkout.com platform, products, and services.
• Team up with Sales Representatives to engage with enterprise merchant prospects.
• Investigate enterprise prospects' pain points and functional requirements to propose solutions.
• Deliver presentations and product demonstrations using sales decks, UIs, API walk-throughs, and integration examples.
• Take responsibility for the end-to-end technical lifecycle including solution design and implementation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Financial Partnerships, and Finance teams.
• Utilize AI tools to enhance productivity and output quality.

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of proven experience in the payments industry/expertise
• Strong technical skills
• 2+ years of direct role-related experience in Sales Engineering, Implementation Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Technical Account Management, Solutions Architecture, or similar client-facing techn
• Exceptional client-facing communication skills
• Deep understanding of API-based integrations, specifically with REST/JSON APIs
• Proficiency with development and testing tools like Postman
• Strong analytical and debugging skills
• Ability to reproduce, isolate, and explain technical issues using logs and API responses
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a non-technical business audience
• Highly organized and adaptable

Nice to have

• Industry-specific and role-specific experience at a Payment Service Provider (PSP) similar to Checkout.com
• Exceptional technical skills demonstrated through a formal engineering degree or highly technical professional work experience
• Hands-on experience in specialist product domains such as Platforms (ISVs, Payment Facilitators, or Marketplaces), Card Issuing, or In-Person Payments (IPP)

About the company

Checkout.com enables over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers. The company has 20 offices across six continents with London as its HQ.