About Descope
Descope is a developer-first identity provider for customers, partners, and AI agents. Our drag-and-drop approach to identity enables developers to easily deploy authentication, MFA, SSO, and MCP/AI agent authentication without writing custom code.
Descope is trusted by over 1000 organizations in production, including GoFundMe, Databricks, GoodRx, Linktree, and You.com. The company has $88M in seed funding led by Lightspeed and Notable Capital.
We're "descoping" authentication plumbing from developers' daily lives while helping organizations turn identity into a business enabler. Come join us!
The Role:
As a Solutions Engineer at Descope, you will be a critical technical partner to our Sales and Customer Success teams: owning the technical sales cycle from first call through to post-sale adoption. You bring deep, hands-on expertise in identity and CIAM. You know how enterprise identity architectures are built, where they break, and how to guide customers toward better outcomes.
Location: U.S Remote
What You’ll Do:
- Own the technical sales motion from discovery through close, including demos, proof-of-concept engagements, RFP responses, and security questionnaires.
- Lead deep-dive technical discovery sessions to understand customer identity architectures, existing stacks, and authentication requirements.
- Deliver compelling, customized product demonstrations that map Descope’s capabilities directly to each prospect’s use case and pain points.
- Design and execute proof-of-concept (PoC) implementations, including integration with customer-specific IdPs, applications, and directories.
- Act as the technical authority in sales cycles, instilling confidence in enterprise buyers across engineering, security, and product organizations.
- Partner with Account Executives to develop technical win strategies and help close deals across mid-market and enterprise segments.
What We’re Looking For:
- 7+ years in a customer-facing technical role (Solutions Engineer, Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, or equivalent).
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with identity and access management platforms- ideally in a pre-sales or post-sales capacity at an identity-focused company (Okta, Auth0/Okta CIC, Ping Identity, ForgeRock, CyberArk, OneLogin, SailPoint, or similar).
- Proven track record of owning and winning complex technical sales cycles at the enterprise level.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing CIAM solutions: consumer-facing authentication, B2B federation, progressive profiling, and identity orchestration.
- Background in developer tooling, security SaaS, or infrastructure software strongly preferred.
Technical Skills
- Expertise in identity protocols and standards: OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML 2.0, LDAP, SCIM, WebAuthn/FIDO2.
- Hands-on experience with authentication methods (Magic Link, OTP, TOTP, push, biometrics, passkeys), SSO federation, and enterprise directory integration (Active Directory, Azure AD/Entra ID, Google Workspace).
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, or Go) with the ability to build and modify integration code in customer environments.
- Familiarity with REST APIs, SDKs, and webhook-driven architectures.
- Understanding of cloud infrastructure platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and how identity integrates with modern application architectures (microservices, serverless, mobile).
Soft Skills
- Outstanding communication skills- able to tailor technical depth and framing to developers, architects, CISOs, and business stakeholders alike.
- Naturally curious and solutions-oriented: you enjoy dissecting complex customer environments and architecting creative paths forward.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple concurrent opportunities and customer engagements without dropping the ball.
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity and autonomy in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.
- Strong executive presence; credible in the room with senior technical and business decision-makers.
Nice to Have:
- Prior experience specifically in CIAM (Customer Identity and Access Management) vs. workforce IAM — you understand the distinct UX, scale, and regulatory pressures of consumer-facing identity.
- Familiarity with identity orchestration concepts: adaptive authentication, step-up auth, risk-based access, and identity flows.
- Experience migrating customers from legacy identity providers, including user migration strategies and data portability approaches.
- Active participation in the identity community: conference talks, open-source contributions, or published technical content.
- Prior experience at an early-stage startup or as an early SE hire who helped build out the function.
Benefits
- Health, sorted: Medical, dental, and vision with strong coverage and flexible HSA and FSA options
- Feel good, actually: Mental health support and wellness resources when you need them
- Future you will thank you: 401k plan with employer support to help you build long term
- More money in your pocket: Tax advantaged benefits for healthcare and dependent care
- Life happens, and we make space for it: maternity leave designed to support you when it matters most.
- Stay connected: Monthly internet allowance to support your work from anywhere
- Lunch is on us: Paid lunches when you’re working from the office
- Keep growing: Budget and opportunities for personal development, including courses and conferences
Descope is an equal opportunity employer. We hire people based on their skills and impact, nothing else. We’re committed to a fair and transparent process across every stage of employment.
Compensation
Base salary range: $140,000 to $175,000, plus a 30% commission component.
Final offer will depend on experience, skills, location, and overall market data. We also consider leveling, scope, and internal equity to make sure offers are fair and consistent.
