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Customer Success Engineer

Hightouch

New York, NYJob$85–110K/yrPosted 3w agoVerified open 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$85–110K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

Job overview

Hightouch is hiring a Customer Success Engineer. The Customer Success Engineer at Hightouch will work directly with users to maximize platform value, handling inquiries via Intercom, Slack, phone, or email. The role blends technical understanding of APIs and SaaS tools with strong organizational and multitasking abilities, collaborating across teams to deliver optimal customer experiences in a fast‑moving startup environment.

Key focus areas include Answer customer questions via Intercom, Slack, phone, or email, Ensure customers derive maximum value from the platform, and Read and interpret API documentation.

Successful candidates bring 2+ Years Customer-Facing Experience, Technical Background, and Conversant In SQL Or Willing To Learn. Important skills include SQL, Discovery Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Intellectual Curiosity, High Ambition, and Humility. Preferred (not required): Organizational Skills, Multitask, Read API Documentation, and SaaS Tools.

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

SQLDiscovery SkillsInterpersonal SkillsIntellectual CuriosityHigh AmbitionHumilityCommunicationAdapt to Ever-Changing Work EnvironmentTechnology Industry UnderstandingOrganizational SkillsMultitaskRead API DocumentationSaaS ToolsCRMsESPsERPsCustomer DataCollaborationDeliver Optimal Customer ExperiencesSelf-StarterComfortable With AmbiguityChallenge the Status QuoTeam PlayerIntercomSlackPhone CommunicationEmail CommunicationStrong Discovery SkillsAdaptabilityTechnology Industry KnowledgeAmbiguity ToleranceAPI DocumentationUnderstanding of Technology IndustryPhoneEmailDiscoveryStrong Discovery and Interpersonal SkillsIntellectual Curiosity, High Ambition, and HumilityExcellent Verbal and Written Communication SkillsAbility to Adapt to Ever-Changing Work EnvironmentThorough Understanding of Technology Industry and Its PlayersAPI Documentation ReadingTechnical BackgroundSaaS Tools KnowledgeComfort With AmbiguityAmbitionCRM SystemsEmail Service ProvidersERP SystemsChallenge Status QuoCross‑Functional CollaborationInterpersonalTechnical Industry KnowledgeCustomer-Facing Communication

Qualifications

2+ Years Customer Facing ExperienceTechnical Background

Full job description

About Hightouch

Hightouch is an Agentic Marketing Platform powered by the industry-leading Composable CDP. With complete brand context, customer data, and performance history in one place, every marketer finally has the power to build and ship end-to-end campaigns themselves. Teams move faster, stay on brand, and get AI marketing that actually works.

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, Hightouch enables marketing teams to analyze performance, brainstorm ideas, and generate creative at a speed and quality that wasn't previously possible.

Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Customer Data Platforms, Hightouch is trusted by leading enterprises like Domino's, Spotify, Aritzia, Cars.com, Ramp, and PetSmart.

At Hightouch, our mission is to help our customers leverage data and AI to grow their businesses. The team is ambitious, impact-driven, efficient — and we believe humility, kindness, and compassion are essential to our success. If you're energized by velocity, obsessed with raising the bar, and want to build alongside people who care deeply about each other and our customers, we'd love to meet you.

About the Role

The Customer Success Engineering role is demanding and requires strong organizational skills and an ability to multitask. You’ll work directly with all users to ensure they can get the most value from the platform. This may include answering questions in Intercom, Slack, on the phone, or through email. The nature of the work is technical and requires an understanding of how to read API documentation, how the standard suite of SaaS tools work (e.g. CRMs, ESPs, ERPs, etc...), and the basic building blocks of customers use data.

The Customer Success Engineering role is also designed to provide broad exposure across the organization, including tight collaboration with Technical Account Managers, Solutions Engineers, Marketing, Engineering, and Operations. The role is perfect for strong team players that want to have impact across the company and with our customers.

About You

The ideal candidate is hungry to learn, excited to cross-functionally collaborate, driven to deliver optimal customer experiences, and is excited to learn from and teach others. Hightouch is still a startup, which translates to pitching in across the organization and wearing many hats as we grow. You will be excited for an opportunity that allows you to be an important member of an exceptional company, be willing to ask questions when you’re unsure, and take initiative when you’re passionate about a topic/solution/process.

Finally, you’ll need to be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, willing to challenge the status quo, and a strong team player. Everyone at Hightouch plays an important role in our growth and this position is at the forefront of our efforts to drive an exceptional for every user. We’re of the firm belief that keeping customers promises is how we’ll win and we’re excited for this role to play an integral part of the customer journey.

Requirements

  • 2+ years in a customer-facing role (Note: Doesn’t necessarily need to be technical)
  • Technical background either through experience or education
  • Conversant in SQL or willing to learn the basics and a few more advanced topics
  • Strong discovery and interpersonal skills
  • Intellectual curiosity, high ambition, and humility.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to adapt to an ever-changing work environment
  • Thorough understanding of the technology industry and its players

The salary range for this position is $85,000-$110,000 per year, which is location independent. We also offer meaningful equity compensation in the form of ISO options and offer early exercise and a 10-year post-termination exercise window.

E-Verify Statement

Hightouch participates in E-Verify. After you join the team, we'll verify your eligibility to work in the U.S. by submitting information from your Form I-9 to the Social Security Administration and, if needed, the Department of Homeland Security. This process happens post-hire only — we never use E-Verify to pre-screen applicants.

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