Sales Engineer

About the Role

Location: Remote, San Francisco/New York/Boston Preferred. Up to ~30% travel required

Role Type: Full-Time 

Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer 

Total Compensation: $207,000 to $234,000 (base + variable)

CodePath partners with some of the most technical employers in order to help shape the next generation of AI-native software engineers. As these partnerships grow in scale and sophistication, our sales conversations increasingly require deep technical credibility, clear scoping, and disciplined translation from partner needs into deliverable programs.

To support this work, we are hiring a Sales Engineer to serve as CodePath’s technical authority in partner-facing conversations. By expertly translating engineering leaders’ technical and organizational needs into well-scoped educational solutions, the Sales Engineer will ensure what we sell is feasible, scalable, and aligned with CodePath’s delivery model.

In this role, you will operate at the intersection of engineering, sales, and program delivery. You'll also bring firsthand fluency with AI tools — understanding how generative AI is reshaping the software engineering skills our partners care most about, and being able to speak credibly to those shifts in partner-facing conversations. You’ll partner closely with Revenue and Employer Partnerships to lead technical discovery, clarify requirements, and shape solutions that resonate with senior engineers and engineering managers. Internally, you’ll act as the primary technical liaison between Sales and Delivery—ensuring clean handoffs, realistic expectations, and minimal downstream rework.

This is not a quota-carrying role, and you will not be responsible for building curriculum or software. Instead, your impact comes from technical judgment, clear communication, and disciplined scoping—helping CodePath move faster while maintaining trust with both partners and internal teams.

Key Activities

Pre-Sales Advisory

• Lead technical discovery and solution scoping for employer and higher-ed partnerships, ensuring feasibility, instructional alignment, and clean delivery handoffs

• Shape program proposals and solution documentation with clear assumptions, constraints, and delivery implications

• Support early-stage partner discovery, executive workshops, and flagship launches (up to ~30% travel), serving as CodePath’s technical authority in client conversations and building credibility with engineering leaders and executives 

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Act as the primary technical liaison between Sales and Curriculum, Product, and Delivery teams

• Translate partner needs and market signals into clear internal inputs for packaging, iteration, and enablement

• Develop technical sales enablement assets (talk tracks, FAQs, configuration guides) to accelerate deal cycles and delivery readiness

Influence Product and Program Roadmap

• Assess technical and delivery feasibility of new partnership opportunities

• Represent CodePath’s technical credibility with external stakeholders, across technical and non-technical audiences

• Partner with Data and Delivery to evaluate pilot outcomes and support scalable rollout of validated solutions

Key Success Metrics 

In this role, success means CodePath can pursue complex employer and higher-education partnerships with confidence and speed—without sacrificing quality or overextending delivery teams. This is a force-multiplier role: as you succeed, sales cycles shorten, delivery friction decreases, and CodePath’s technical credibility compounds over time.

You will be successful if:

• Technical and program decisions are made early and clearly, reducing ambiguity during sales cycles

• Engineering leaders trust CodePath’s technical rigor and view you as a credible peer

• Documented, reusable approaches and configurations drive faster, more consistent deals and ensure clean translation from proposal to delivery with minimal re-scoping or escalation

• Early, clear technical and instructional decisions improve handoffs from Sales to Curriculum and Delivery, minimizing surprises and feasibility or alignment escalations.

• Documented best practices drive consistent scope adherence from proposal through delivery, accelerating alignment between pre-sales and delivery teams

• Proven approaches, assumptions, and configurations are documented and reused—making future deals faster and more consistent

Qualifications

Required

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science

• Proven collaborator with experience partnering across Revenue, Product, Curriculum, and Delivery, and working directly with senior engineers and engineering managers in customer-facing technical roles

• Strong technical foundation in computer science or software engineering, with fluency in at least one programming language and a solid understanding of modern software development practices

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical discovery, clarify requirements, and scope feasible solutions without owning implementation

• Ability to translate complex technical and programmatic concepts for executive, technical, and non-technical audiences

• Sound judgment in evaluating feasibility, tradeoffs, and constraints—particularly in environments balancing technical rigor, delivery capacity, and business needs

• Strategic connector who understands how program design, pedagogy, and business outcomes intersect

• Experience advising or managing multi-stakeholder initiatives involving employers and universities

Preferred

• Hands-on experience using AI tools (LLMs, copilots, agents) as part of your daily workflow — you understand from personal use how AI is changing how software gets built

• Background in sales engineering, solutions consulting, or technical pre-sales

• Experience in edtech, workforce development, or learning platforms

• Familiarity with instructional design principles or technical education programs

• Experience with RFPs/RFIs, discovery documentation, and solution assets (guides, blueprints)

Compensation

CodePath has standardized salaries based on the position’s level, no matter where you live. For this role, we’re hiring for an Individual Contributor level position at an annual base salary of $173,000 to $195,000 + a variable range of $34,000 to $39,000. Compensation is determined based on your relevant experience and skills as evaluated through our interview process.

Full-Time Employee Benefits

This is a 100% remote position—work from anywhere in the U.S.! CodePath prioritizes employee well-being with a competitive benefits package to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance.

• Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision insurance (90% employer-covered for employees and dependents), employer-funded healthcare reimbursement, FSAs, and Employee Assistance Program

• Financial Security: 401(k), employer-paid life & disability insurance, and identity theft protection

• Work-Life Balance: Generous PTO, paid holidays, 10 weeks of fully paid parental leave, and an annual year-end company closure (Dec 24 – Jan 2)

• Professional Growth: $1,000 annual professional development stipend and home office setup support

• ​​Student Loan Forgiveness: CodePath is a qualifying employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), helping employees manage student loan debt

• Additional Perks: Pet wellness plans, legal services, home/auto insurance discounts, and exclusive marketplace savings