About the job
Upbound is at the forefront of revolutionizing modern infrastructure for the Agentic AI Era. As the creators and primary maintainers of Crossplane, we are developing the Intelligent Control Plane—a pioneering platform layer designed to make infrastructure programmable, autonomous, and composable.
Our mission is to empower the AI-native enterprise with a foundational platform layer that enables teams to provision, operate, and adapt infrastructure at scale, ensuring platforms are equipped for both human and AI agents. We collaborate with leading cloud providers, independent software vendors (ISVs), and open-source communities to help organizations accelerate their operations with enhanced confidence.
Currently, Upbound supports Fortune 500 companies and platform engineers in over 100 countries. With more than 100M+ downloads, Crossplane is utilized by over 1,000 teams globally. As a Series B company backed by GV (formerly Google Ventures), Altimeter Capital, and Intel Capital, we have successfully raised $69M to date. Discover more at upbound.io.
In the role of Staff Solutions Engineer (SE) at Upbound, you will play a crucial role within our pre-sales team, driving all pre-sales efforts across North America across various segments. Upon the discovery and qualification of leads, you will engage directly with customers to comprehend the technical business challenges they aim to address. Your role will involve guiding customers through the value that Upbound's products and solutions can provide. As a Solutions Engineer, you will cultivate strong technical relationships with our customers by actively listening and articulating the value proposition of our products in a context relevant to their specific needs.
Solutions Engineers are expected to be well-versed in Upbound’s product roadmap and will possess the intuition to know when to promote future offerings versus current solutions, based on the customer's medium and long-term vision. Understanding the personalities of key technical and economic buyers and knowing what it takes to facilitate the sales process is essential.

