Technical Sales Engineer
Posted 17 Sep 2026
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- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
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Field of studyComputer Science, Data Science, Engineering
Study levelBachelor's or higher
Technical Sales Engineer
About Sand
Sand Technologies is a global Physical AI company using data and AI to make critical industries work better. We partner with governments, cities and enterprises to improve how essential systems operate across healthcare, water, energy, telecommunications and infrastructure.
Our work delivers proven real-world impact. We have built AI systems that help manage London’s water supply, supported telecom network planning across hundreds of cities, and developed digital healthcare platforms serving tens of millions of people across Africa. From intelligent command centers to AI-powered infrastructure platforms, we help organizations sense, analyze and act in complex environments.
Our people are ambitious, curious and relentlessly practical. Our teams work alongside clients in the field, solving hard problems and deploying solutions that last. With colleagues across Africa, Europe, the UK and the US, we operate across the full stack - from research and engineering to deployment and capability building.
Our mission is simple: to harness AI to solve humanity’s most pressing challenges.
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced Presales Engineer / Technical Sales Engineer to join our Telco team in India or Nigeria. This is a unique opportunity to shape Sand’s presence in the region.
You’ll partner with customers to identify opportunities, drive technical success through proof-of-concepts (PoCs), solution demos, and consultative engagement, and act as the technical bridge between our sales, product, and engineering teams. We’re looking for someone who is approachable and can converse with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and someone who also has strong technical skills.
Experience in prototyping and building in Replit, Miro or similar is highly desirable. We want a generalist who can quickly adapt to different industries and apply lessons learned across Telco industry initiatives.
What you’ll do
Strategic Relationship & Account Growth
- Build Trusted Partnerships: Develop long-term relationships with technical, operational, and C-level stakeholders across key accounts.
- Drive Account Expansion: Partner with Account Leads to uncover new use cases, align with customer strategic goals, and expand SAND’s footprint.
- Act as a strategic advisor in customer workshops, executive briefings, and industry events.