Principal Solutions Engineer Ireland

• Amplitude is where product teams go when they’re serious about understanding their users
• We’re the leading product analytics platform, and our customers range from some of the most recognised brands in the world to fast-moving scale-ups
• Our new product agent Wave closes the development lifecycle by connecting data insights into code and moving companies towards self improving products!
• In this role, you’ll be the technical quarterback for our most strategic opportunities in the UK
• You’ll partner with Account Executives to win complex, multi-stakeholder deals by translating product capabilities into business outcomes that matter to Product, Marketing, and Analytics leaders
• You’ll lead technical discovery, architect custom proof-of-concept implementations, and serve as a trusted advisor to prospects navigating their digital analytics strategy
• Your technical credibility and business acumen will directly influence the annual pipeline
• Deal Execution (70% of time)
• Lead technical evaluation phases for deals ranging from 100K to 1M+ ARR
• Conduct deep discovery to map prospect workflows, tech stack dependencies, and decision criteria to Amplitude’s differentiation
• Design and execute hands-on proof-of-concepts that prove value within the prospect’s actual data and use cases
• Handle technical objections related to data architecture, privacy/compliance, and integration complexity
• Present to C-level executives and translate technical capabilities into ROI narratives
• Internal Collaboration (20% of time)
• Partner with Software Engineering and Product Management to communicate feature gaps and customer requirements that affect deal velocity
• Act as a business partner to the Account Executives, advising and providing technical partnership throughout the sales cycle
• Work with Customer Success to ensure smooth handoffs and technical alignment during implementation
• Mentor junior Solution Engineers on technical positioning and demo best practices
• Thought Leadership (10% of time)
• Contribute to our competitive intelligence on tools like Google Analytics 4, Adobe Analytics, and Mixpanel
• Develop reusable thought pieces, technical content, and operational frameworks for the broader Solution Engineering team

• We offer a generous 12-week parental leave for fathers/partners and 18-20 weeks for new birthing parents. This leave policy also provides flexible scheduling so you can spend time with your family and bond with your little one. Specific leave policy will vary by country
• We believe it’s important to unplug from work to reset and recharge. We offer flexible vacation time and unlimited PTO — and we encourage you to use it!
• We provide a monthly stipend for the wellness activity of your choosing, from gym memberships and fitness classes to acupuncture and massages
• Equity is an important component of compensation, but it should benefit you (not just the company). In addition to offering competitive RSU grants that vest quarterly over three years, our Employee Stock Purchase Plan gives employees the option to buy below market price

Preference for experience in the product analytics, experimentation or customer data platform space

Strong familiarity with MEDDICC / MEDDPICC or other sales methodologies

Strong commercial mindset with ability to uncover value for customers

Comfort presenting technical concepts to both Engineers and business stakeholders from Product / Marketing You’re comfortable speaking about nuanced (technical concepts) such as LLMs, Agentic Software Development, Data Architecture , APIs / SDKs etc Strong experience in software pre-sales at principal level (Solutions Engineering, Sales Consulting, or Technical Account Management roles)
Track record of closing technical evaluations in competitive enterprise deals