Head of Solutions Engineering

Current openings Back Head of Solutions EngineeringUSA, United States · Full time · RemoteOverviewApplicationAbout this job Apply Share job Job description Codility is at the forefront of helping organisations navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. Our mission is to empower companies to hire the best technical talent, providing a robust assessment platform that gives engineering teams real signals on coding ability, problem-solving, and technical judgement at scale.As AI changes how software is written, reviewed, and evaluated, Codility is helping customers rethink what strong technical hiring looks like. We are also building Codility as an AI-native organisation, where teams are expected to use AI thoughtfully to improve how we work, support customers, analyse data, scale expertise, and build better products and processes.We’re looking for a technically confident, commercially minded Head of Solutions Engineering to lead and build our Solutions Engineering function. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can operate credibly with senior engineering and talent stakeholders, support complex enterprise sales conversations, and help customers implement and adopt Codility effectively.This is not a pure people-management role, and it is not a purely transactional pre-sales role. You will be expected to personally engage with strategic customers, lead technical discovery, support demos and technical validation, shape implementation plans, drive successful adoption, and coach a small but growing team of Solutions Engineers. You will help define what excellent Solutions Engineering looks like at Codility, while staying close enough to customers and the product to lead from the front.Who You AreYou have genuine technical literacy - you can read a code snippet, understand what an API does, and engage credibly with engineering stakeholders without faking it.You have proven experience in Solutions Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering, Sales Engineering, Customer Engineering, Technical Account Management, Technical Consulting, or a related customer-facing technical role within B2B SaaS.You have led, managed, mentored, or provided strong functional leadership to Solutions Engineers, Sales Engineers, Forward Deployed Engineers or customer-facing technical teams.You are comfortable acting as a player-coach: setting standards, coaching others, and building process, while still personally owning important customer conversations.Proven experience working with enterprise customers with complex, global stakeholder structures.Able to lead technical discovery, understand customer requirements, and recommend practical solutions.Solutions-oriented, demonstrating ownership and proactive problem-solving.Comfortable supporting both pre-sales and post-sales customer conversations where technical expertise is needed.Hands-on experience with REST APIs, scripting, automation, integrations, or technical troubleshooting is a plus.Some exposure to assessment design, technical hiring, skills validation, or IO psychology is a plus. You don’t need to be a scientist, but you should be curious about what makes a good assessment.You’re AI-native and treat AI tools as a default part of how you work, not an occasional add-on. You're fluent with LLMs and copilots and integrate them into your daily workflows to automate routine work, accelerate problem-solving, and raise both your speed and the quality of your output.What the Job InvolvesLead and develop Codility’s Solutions Engineering function, setting the standard for how we support customers technically across pre-sales, implementation, adoption, and expansion.Act as a hands-on technical leader for strategic enterprise accounts, leading customer implementations through to success.Support complex technical sales conversations, including discovery, demos, proof-of-concept discussions, technical validation, security or integration questions, and implementation planning.Coach and support...