Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Solution Engineer role sits at the intersection of SaaS product capability and commercial execution, a function that has become central as subscription businesses compete on clarity of value and time to implementation. With responsibilities spanning tailored demos, proposals, and proof of concept work, it reflects how modern SaaS buying decisions are increasingly technical and evaluation driven, especially in vertical markets such as construction and real estate.
For a SaaS career, the work builds durable pre sales craft: translating requirements into architectures and implementation plans, handling RFP processes, and shaping narratives that connect product outcomes to stakeholder pain points. The emphasis on product feedback loops and structured handovers to Customer Success also develops an end to end view of revenue delivery, a perspective that transfers well across SaaS organisations where retention and expansion depend on accurate expectation setting.
This position will suit professionals who enjoy customer facing problem solving and can move comfortably between technical detail and business conversation. It is a strong match for someone who prefers collaborative selling alongside account teams, values disciplined documentation, and wants to deepen expertise in running evaluations and advising decision makers in German and English speaking environments.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Among other things, you will: Collaborate with sales to understand prospective client needs. Engage customers via presentations, demos, and discussions to communicate PlanRadar’s value and address pain points. Deliver compelling, tailored demos and contribute to proposals (technical content, architecture, implementation plans). Manage PoCs, respond to RFPs, and stay on top of industry trends and competitive products. Provide product feedback and maintain strong stakeholder relationships; act as a trusted advisor and ensure seamless handovers to Customer Success; maintain technical documentation/FAQs/best practices. Who you are: Bachelor’s in Business/Engineering/CS or related (advanced degree a plus); 3–5 years in pre-sales/solutions engineering in SaaS (construction/real estate knowledge a plus); proficiency with cloud software; fluency in German and English; excellent communication and presentation; strong analytical/problem-solving; customer-centric and collaborative. Salary (AT): minimum € 44,450 with willingness to overpay.
