Sales Engineer

About Liferay

Liferay is a uniquely profitable B2B enterprise software company with 1,000+ fiery-eyed employees all across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. As a renowned provider of enterprise open source technologies, we have been recognized by Gartner for empowering businesses around the world to solve complex digital challenges. Liferay Experience Cloud is an all-in-one solution that unites our Liferay DXP and cloud platform capabilities with built-in analytics and B2B commerce functionality, reducing the time to market and allowing for accelerated innovation - serving notable customers across the globe such as Airbus, US Bank, Honda, and Desjardins.

But we don’t just make awesome software, we are also fueled by a greater-than-profit vision. By building a vibrant business, making technology useful, and investing in communities, we make it possible for people to reach their full potential to serve others. We give our employees five days off to volunteer at charities they’re excited about, and Liferay donates 10% of our profits to charities around the world. Oh, we’re also self-funded which gives us the freedom to work on whatever we think brings the most value to customers and communities in the long run!

About You and this Role

Liferay is looking for a versatile Sales Engineer to drive technical engagements, solution proposals, and strategic product demonstrations for enterprise opportunities in Japan. Operating at the intersection of technical excellence and business acumen, Sales Engineers collaborate across distributed sales and technical teams to translate complex digital transformation requirements into compelling customer solutions using Liferay Experience Cloud and Digital Experience Platform (DXP) technologies. In this role, you will act as a trusted advisor to prospects and partners, combining customer service, technical sales, storytelling, and solution consulting to directly support regional revenue growth.

Key Objectives

• Design and conduct attractive, properly branded, solution-based product demonstrations that address prospective client needs across Japan.

• Lead technical response development for RFIs/RFPs, tender bids, positioning documents, and competitive sales collaterals.

• Define implementation architectures and build broad expertise in how applications and services are constructed using Liferay platforms.

• Serve as a domain subject matter expert across key focus areas including Customer Experience (CX), Web Content Management (WCM), and external system integrations.

• Partner directly with the Sales team to execute account strategies, educate customers on cloud value propositions, and achieve regional revenue targets.

• Participate in conferences, roadshows, and technical evangelism to demonstrate Liferay’s technology leadership in the market.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in designing, implementing, or consulting on web-based applications or Digital Experience Platforms (DXP/CMS).

• Business-level fluency in both English and Japanese to collaborate seamlessly with local clients and global cross-functional teams.

• Demonstrated ability to present confidently to both technical and executive audiences, including developers, IT management, and business executives.

• Hands-on experience gathering business requirements, drafting technical specifications, creating architecture diagrams, and managing deployment phases.

• Technical degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent field.

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30% of the time to customer sites, including international travel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Liferay technologies or comparable portal solutions.

• Working familiarity with front-end web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Angular) and Java EE development frameworks.

• Proven track record of migrating or transforming legacy customer architectures into modern cloud environments.

• Familiarity or practical experience with AI tools and Low-Code development platforms.

• Advanced degree (Master's) in Computer Science, MIS, or Engineering.

What We Offer

• Salary package w/ competitive benefits according to qualifications and experience

• Opportunities to take responsibility, grow professionally, and Stay Nerdy

• A positive and collaborative work culture

• Check out what employees say about us on Glassdoor

• Working at a leading open-source company

Equal Opportunities Employer - Statement

Liferay is committed to the equal treatment of all candidates, customers and employees and to fostering a culture of dignity at work. Our operating procedure provides for equal opportunities in recruitment and employment with the aim to eliminate discrimination against any job applicant or employee on the basis of race, age, sexual orientation, gender, religion or beliefs, marital or civil partnerships status, family or dependency status, disability, pregnancy and maternity or membership of a traveling community.