About the job
At Upbound, we are transforming the landscape of modern infrastructure for the Agentic AI Era. As the creators and primary maintainers of Crossplane, we are proud to introduce the Intelligent Control Plane—a pioneering platform layer that empowers infrastructure to be programmable, autonomous, and composable.
Our mission is to enable the AI-native enterprise with a foundational platform layer that equips teams to provision, operate, and adapt infrastructure at scale—preparing platforms for both human and AI agents. We collaborate with leading cloud providers, ISVs, and open-source communities to facilitate rapid and confident organizational growth.
Currently, Upbound supports Fortune 500 companies and platform engineers across over 100 countries. With more than 100M downloads, Crossplane is utilized by over 1,000 teams worldwide. As a Series B company backed by GV (formerly Google Ventures), Altimeter Capital, and Intel Capital, we have successfully raised $69M to date. Explore more at upbound.io.
In the role of Staff Solutions Engineer (SE) at Upbound, you will play a crucial role in our pre-sales team, supporting various pre-sales initiatives across the EMEA region. Once a lead is identified and qualified, you will engage directly with customers to comprehend their technical business challenges. Your goal will be to guide customers through understanding the value that Upbound's products and solutions can deliver. As a Solutions Engineer, you will cultivate credible technical relationships with our clients by actively listening and articulating the value proposition of our offerings in a manner that aligns with their unique requirements.
Solutions Engineers possess an in-depth understanding of Upbound's product roadmap, allowing them to discern when to promote upcoming features versus focusing on existing solutions, based on the customer's medium and long-term vision. You are expected to have a deep insight into the key technical and economic buyer personas and understand what it takes to achieve successful outcomes.

