Description
You are the technical voice in every deal that matters at Fifth Dimension. As a Founding Technical Pre-Sales Engineer, you will own the technical side of winning enterprise deals across the US. You will report directly to the CPO and be the first dedicated pre-sales hire.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Leading technical discovery and scoping with prospects, translating their requirements into solution architecture and implementation plans that close deals
- Building and running live demos with prospect-specific data, making the technical case so compelling that procurement becomes a formality
- Owning RFP/RFI responses and security questionnaires: the technical collateral that gets deals through procurement
- Building the pre-sales playbook, demo environments, battle cards, and competitive positioning from humble beginnings
- Partnering with AEs to prioritize pipeline, coach on technical positioning, and ensure every high-value conversation has technical depth
- Bridging won deals to the implementation team with clean handoffs and scoped requirements
- Carrying the voice of prospect technical requirements into Product and Engineering, shaping the roadmap with deal intelligence
- Uniting long-term product vision from the founders with daily deal implementation and sales
- Traveling 25 to 30% to prospect and client sites across the US
Fifth Dimension is a Series A company with a $26 million funding round. The team is 40 people strong, with no bureaucracy, and a culture that emphasizes shipping daily. The company's product uses AI to automate complex document workflows, extract structured intelligence from unstructured data, and provide professionals with an AI workspace that replaces manual processes with 98% accuracy.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience selling to CTOs and earning technical credibility in a short amount of time
- Ability to build and run live demos with prospect-specific data
- Experience navigating large deals through procurement, legal, and multi-stakeholder sign-off
- Strong communication skills and ability to work independently
- Track record of shortening sales cycles
Preferred qualifications include:
- Experience as the first or founding pre-sales/SE hire at a startup
- Domain knowledge in real estate, financial services, or professional services
- Coding ability in Python, SQL, or similar languages
- Experience at an AI-native or data platform company
In terms of compensation, the company offers:
- $170,000 to $220,000 base salary
- Variable compensation up to $290,000 OTE
- Meaningful equity on a standard vesting schedule
- 2% company-sponsored 401(k) contributions
- Company-sponsored medical, dental, and life insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- $100 monthly wellbeing budget
- Tailored support for life's challenges, including IVF, gender-affirming care, ADHD diagnosis, and more
- 14 weeks full pay parental leave for primary caregivers, six weeks full pay for secondary caregivers
- $1,000 annual training budget