Senior Technical Marketing Manager

  • Solo.io, Inc.
  • United States
  • 16 Sep, 2024

Job Description

Who we are

Solo enables companies to Connect, Secure and Observe modern applications – APIs, Microservices and Data – with the industry’s leading API and Service Mesh Management Platform (“Gloo”). Solo innovations allow companies to stay on the leading edge of both technology and business possibilities.

Solo is a VC-backed company, founded in 2017 by Idit Levine. In 2021, Solo was valued at $1B. Solo’s customers are some of the largest in the world, spanning all geographies and industries. Solo’s team has deep expertise in Cloud Computing, Linux, Containers, Kubernetes, Service Mesh, APIs, Security, Microservice Applications, Application Modernization, GraphQL, and eBPF.

About the role

Solo.io is on a mission to deliver the next generation of mission-critical cloud native application connectivity solutions to enterprises around the world. We are looking for a principal technical product marketing engineer to play a key role in helping Solo grow to its next stage. You’ll be responsible for leading all technical product marketing activities, working cross-functionally with teams from product, marketing, sales and engineering to help build highly valuable technical information for our customers and community. 

Job Description

In this role you’ll work with cutting edge cloud native technology that is leading visionary change across the API, application networking and cloud services space. You’ll be responsible for in depth product research, develop insightful resources and help educate our customers and field teams with the latest trends and research. 

Your key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

  • Design and develop comprehensive technical marketing strategy across multiple products and open source technologies in the cloud native ecosystem
  • Create amazing technical content including blogs, labs, demos, and whitepapers 
  • Collaborate with product management to create compelling, differentiated product and technical messaging 
  • Develop and deliver technical enablement in combination with engineering for internal stakeholders (field engineering, customer success, etc.)
  • Act as technical advocate and evangelist for our products with customers and the broader market 
  • Support product marketing with technical expertise and guidance across content, positioning, and messaging 
  • Act as a technical subject matter expert with a deep understanding of our customer and technology landscape
  • Responsible for the creation and maintenance of technical enablement and resources including sales kits, enablement presentations, demos, and battlecards
  • Conduct in-depth analysis and research into competitors' products

Job Requirements

  • Previous experience in cloud native, Kubernetes, API Gateway or similar technology 
    Ability to develop, and product product focused materials including demonstration videos, labs, blogs 
    Ability to present highly technical information to large internal and external audiences
    Experience in conducting competitive product research
    Experience in monitoring market trends and analyst reports 

What you’ll love about Solo

At Solo, our culture is all about hiring great people, creating a fun and fast-paced work culture, and letting our teams work with our customers to successfully solve their challenges.

Solo works collaboratively with our customers, partners and open source communities to deliver technology innovation, technology solutions, architectural best-practices, and hands-on education. Solo uses a unique engagement model with our customers that allows us to quickly make them successful, and continue to work closely with them as their production environments grow.

Solo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.