Role overview

Checkout.com is seeking a founding Solutions Engineer to join its Sydney office and support clients with integrating the company’s online payments platform. Checkout.com powers digital transactions for major companies including eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony, enabling over 10 billion transactions yearly. In this role, you will provide technical leadership throughout the entire sales lifecycle, from initial contact through solutioning, integration, and go-live.

Key responsibilities

Partner with the Commercial team to position Checkout.com’s products, solutions, and services to help win deals and support Sales on product, payments, regulatory, and technical matters.
Understand merchant requirements and technical needs, then map these to APIs and products to create solution designs and internal documentation.
Conduct product demonstrations, build payment flows, create proof-of-concept implementations, and develop customized presentations for clients.
Provide thought leadership on payment performance topics including acceptance rates, fraud prevention, tokenisation, and payment methods.
Lead all technical interactions with merchants across chats, calls, meetings, and workshops from initial engagement through deal closure.
Act as a product champion for the ANZ region, liaising with central product leaders regarding roadmap priorities, market needs, and deliverables.
Support the BID management team with RFP and RFI responses and enable internal teams with market and merchant feedback on product capabilities.

Requirements

Minimum 3–5 years of experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Pre-Sales Consultant, Implementation Engineer, or Technical Account Manager.
Demonstrated experience in a technical client-facing role with proven ability to drive results through a strong commercial focus and proactive approach.
Ability to communicate effectively with both technical stakeholders (developers, product teams) and business stakeholders (payments, finance, c-level executives).
Proficiency with API-based integration methods and related tools such as REST/JSON APIs and Postman.
Experience with at least one common front-end technology (pure JavaScript, React, Angular, or similar) and at least one back-end technology (Java, .NET, Python, Node, or similar).
Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to reproduce, isolate, and explain issues using logs, API responses, and tests.
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize shifting workloads and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

What makes this role worth considering

This is a founding position in a fast-growing Sydney team within a globally distributed organization spanning 20 offices across six continents. The role offers hybrid flexibility with three days per week in the office, supporting collaboration while maintaining work-life balance. You’ll work with an ambitious fintech company that emphasizes real ownership, meaningful challenges, and recognition for impact, with opportunities to grow and make a difference from day one.