Field CTO

Join the API Revolution at Gravitee—Where Innovation Meets Growth

Since our beginnings in 2015, Gravitee has grown into a global force, recognized as a 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ Leader for API Management. What started with four developers challenging the complexities of APIs has evolved into a revolutionary platform powering API and event stream ecosystems worldwide. We’re driving digital transformation for top enterprises, from Michelin to Roche to Blue Yonder and beyond, offering unmatched control over APIs and event streams.

Our rapid growth and leadership in API management are fueled by our team’s commitment to excellence and our core values:

• Passion: We bring excitement to everything we do, constantly innovating to stay ahead of the curve.
• Hold Nothing Back: We go above and beyond to help customers and teammates succeed, holding ourselves to the highest standards.
• Professionalism: We believe in clear, respectful communication and prioritize the needs of our team and customers.

Join us on this journey. Be part of a team that’s redefining what’s possible in API management, and shaping the future of digital transformation. The possibilities are endless—be a part of the revolution!

THE ROLE & WHY IT EXISTS

In this role, you’ll assist in driving technical aspects of sales and customer deals, represent Gravitee at industry conferences, contribute to thought leadership through articles, and provide valuable field insights to our product teams. You’ll help shape the technical narrative around our products, ensuring Gravitee’s position as a leader in the API, AI and event stream space.

What You Will Be Doing

• Thought Leadership: Contribute to Gravitee’s presence in the market by writing articles, blogs, and white papers, sharing insights on APIs, event streams, and the latest industry trends.
• Represent Gravitee at Conferences & Events: Act as the face of Gravitee at industry conferences, meetups, and technical events, showcasing Gravitee’s thought leadership and technical expertise.
• Customer & Market Engagement: Work directly with customers to understand their technical challenges, provide guidance on how Gravitee can address their needs, and bring insights back to the product team to inform future development.
• Partnering with Solutions Engineers: Coach and work alongside the Solutions Engineering team to improve the technical evaluation experience and ensure alignment with customer needs during the sales process.
• Field Insights for Product Development: Provide valuable feedback to the product team based on customer and market interactions, helping shape the product roadmap and ensuring the solutions address customer pain points.

Essential Skills

• 10+ years of experience in technical leadership roles, particularly in customer-facing technical advisory and pre-sales environments.
• Strong expertise either API technologies, API management, integration ecosystems, or event-driven architecture or AI systems
• Experience in contributing to thought leadership, including writing articles, blogs, or delivering presentations at industry events.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, from customers to internal teams.

Who You Are

• A customer-focused technical expert with a passion for sharing knowledge and driving innovation in the technology space.
• A natural communicator who thrives in public speaking, writing, and technical evangelism.
• A collaborator who enjoys working closely with both internal teams and customers to ensure solutions meet the highest standards.
• A strategic thinker who can connect the dots between customer needs, product development, and market trends to ensure Gravitee’s continued leadership in the industry.

AT GRAVITEE, YOU’LL GET…

• Salary of up to $210k base + $60k Variable
• Excellent medical coverage to keep your body and mind healthy
• Pension and 401k program options for all locations
• Stock option plan for employees
• 25 days holiday/vacation in addition to in-country national holidays
• 3 mental health days per year with an allowance toward a mood-boosting activity of your choice
• Birthday off to celebrate your day
• Learn and grow with our professional development allowance to be used to benefit your career
• Quarterly outings and an annual off-site in an exciting location!
• Hybrid culture with options to go in to an office in one of our hubs
• Ability to work for one of the fastest-growing companies and alongside some of the most talented people in the API technology sector
• A meaningful, progressive, global company culture that is as fun as it is hardworking
• Endless growth opportunities

At Gravitee, no employee or applicant will be treated less favorably on the grounds of their sex, marital status, race, color, nationality or ethnic or national origin, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or religion or belief.

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