Sales Engineer Job at Vespa.ai, San Francisco, CA

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  • Vespa.ai
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Join to apply for the Sales Engineer role at Vespa.ai Join to apply for the Sales Engineer role at Vespa.ai Direct message the job poster from Vespa.ai Coordinator and problem solver with a passion for strategic HR at Vespa.ai Sales Engineer - Vespa.ai (Bay Area) We're looking for a builder-minded Technical Sales Engineer to solve our customer's most complex problems in RAG/AI applications, recommendation/personalization systems, and AI-powered search. You'll work directly with enterprise prospects in the Bay Area, translating their complex technical requirements into compelling Vespa solutions that drive adoption and growth. Who Are We? Vespa.ai is the leading open-source platform for building real-time AI applications at scale. We power some of the world's most demanding RAG, search, recommendation, and personalization systems for companies like Yahoo, Spotify, Perplexity. Our platform combines vector search, machine learning, and real-time serving to handle billions of queries per day with millisecond latency. Founded by Norwegian ex-Yahoo engineers, we're backed by top-tier investors and growing rapidly. We're on a mission to democratize advanced AI infrastructure and make it accessible to every organization. What You’ll Do

  • Lead technical discovery sessions and solution design for enterprise prospects
  • Build and execute proof-of-concepts for vector search, RAG, and ML use cases
  • Support sales cycles with technical expertise, RFP responses, and competitive positioning
  • Collaborate with engineering to address customer requirements and product feedback
  • Evangelization: Write content, build compelling demos, participate at various conferences to present and/or booth duty
  • Work with partners: Enable Vespa services and tech partners for success.
  • Do whatever it takes to drive customer success and company growth
What We’re Looking For
  • 1-5 years of experience in technical sales, solution engineering, or customer-facing technical roles
  • Builder mentality - comfortable in a startup environment, proactive problem-solver
  • Hands-on experience with search engines, vector databases, and Python/Java
  • Familiarity with AI application development and evolving landscape: RAG Applications, Prompt/Context Engineering, LLM Models
  • Voracious learner who stays ahead in our rapidly evolving AI/search landscape
  • Excellent communication - can present to both technical teams and C-suite executives• Growth mindset - seeks opportunities to learn, improve, and innovate continuously
Bonus Points
  • Experience at search/database companies
  • Knowledge of RAG, LLMs, and real-time ML serving
  • Open source contributions or conference speaking
  • Startup experience - you’ve built something from the ground up
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Job Tags

Full time, Remote work, Work from home, Flexible hours,

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