Solutions Pre-Sales Engineer

LILT in the News

• List #52 in The Software Report’s Top 100 Software Companies!
• makes it onto the Inc. 5000 List.
• AI Day Spring 2025 Webinar "Revolutionizing Content with AI Agents."
• co-founder John Denero, and employees Joern Wuebker and Thomas Zenkel, were approved for U.S. Patent for their neural word alignment process, significantly advances machine translation by preserving formatting accuracy.
• Check out all our news on our website.

About LILT

was founded by Spence and John, who met at Google working on Google Translate and saw the need for better AI-powered translation in the enterprise. Since 2015, has focused on building cutting-edge language technology, investing early in Large Language Models to improve translation quality and meet the demands of global organizations.

Today’s Contextual AI Engine, Connector APIs, and Human Adaptive Feedback deliver accurate, nuanced translation across text, video, and speech in 100+ languages. Integrated with 100+ business systems, helps enterprises scale global growth and deliver seamless multilingual experiences. We are trusted by Intel Corporation, Canva, the United States Department of Defense, the United States Air Force, ASICS, and hundreds of global Enterprises. is backed by visionary investors including Intel Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Redpoint.

LILT in the News

• We were named to The Software Report’s fifth annual list of Software Companies! Click here to learn more and see the full list.
• listed on the Inc. 5000 List for the first time.
• Check out all our news on our website.

About Us

is the leading AI solution for enterprise translations. Our stack made up of our Contextual AI Engine, Connector APIs, and Human Adaptive Feedback enables global organizations to adopt a true AI translation strategy, focusing on business outcomes instead of outputs. With , innovative, category-defining organizations like Intel, ASICS, WalkMe, and Canva are using AI technology to deliver multilingual, digital customer experiences at scale.

While our core AI technology might share similarities with ChatGPT and Google Translate, it's what we do with it that makes truly revolutionary. Our patented Contextual AI Engine goes beyond basic translations, understanding the nuance of our customer's content and target audience to deliver hyper-accurate, business-focused results. Our connector-first approach seamlessly integrates with our customer's existing workflows, and our human-adapted feedback loop ensures continuous improvement, making a constantly evolving AI partner for your global ambitions.

AI was recently named one of the Top 100 Software Companies in 2025!

We’re honored to be recognized by The Software Report as one of the most impactful software companies in the world, ranking #52 on their Top 100 list. is more than a translation solution—it’s a strategic multiplier for global growth, enabling enterprises to unlock new markets, accelerate go-to-market strategies, and deliver seamless multilingual experiences at scale. We empower enterprises to create, translate, and summarize content across text, video, and speech in over 100 languages—all seamlessly integrated with 100+ business systems. Proud to be trusted by brands like Intel Corporation, Canva, the United States Department of Defense, the United States Air Force, ASICS, and hundreds of global Enterprises. is backed by visionary investors including Intel Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Redpoint.

The Solutions Team at LILT

’s Solutions team focuses on our industry AI leading technology and its application to multilingual content requirements for large enterprises as well as government agencies. Our team engages with customers from the pre-sales/prospect stages through post-sale/customer onboarding stages and is made up of experts in various functional and technical areas of ’s overall offering. While we work in various locations, we are highly collaborative within the team and have tight interactions with our colleagues in the Sales, Product, Engineering and Services teams. Additionally, we operate as critical members of account-based teams that ensure ’s technology is utilized to deliver maximum value to our customers. While we’re at it, we have fun and enjoy the ride together.

Where You’ll Work

Get the best of both worlds at ! Dive into dynamic in-office energy 3 days a week, sparking creativity and forging bonds with your awesome team. Then, seamlessly shift gears and crush your to-do list from the comfort of your home base for the rest of the week. It's the perfect harmony of productivity and personal freedom. Want a peek inside? Visit our Careers page!

This position can be based out of our San Francisco, CA or Indianapolis, IN offices and will be expected to work in the office in a hybrid capacity. Additional locations include the Washington D.C., New York City, and Boston metropolitan areas where you will start as fully remote and then transition to hybrid once offices are opened in those locations.

Authorization to work in the US is a precondition of employment.

What You’ll Do

We're looking for an experienced Solutions Architect who loves solving hard problems, managing complex projects, and interacting with a variety of stakeholders. This position is for someone who has strong technical aptitude, extensive customer-facing experience, and the ability to manage multiple complex projects at once.

You will work hand-in-hand with Sales, Product, Engineering, Services, and Marketing teams to bring our platform to clients and prospects. You will be responsible for providing the technical expertise in sales pursuits to drive customer acquisition and success. You will have a broad range of skills and experience ranging from global content management lifecycle, a working knowledge of NLP/MT, TM, glossary, and content pipelines and integrations. You will have the insight to make the connection between a customer’s specific business problems and 's solution, the customer-facing skills to communicate that connection and vision to a wide variety of technical and executive audiences, and the technical skills to be able to not only build demos and execute proof-of-concepts but also to provide consultative assistance on architecture and implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical co-pilot to Account Executives and Account Managers, managing the customer’s technical experience from scoping (pre-sales) to deployment (post-sales / success)
• Build and present references architectures, how-tos, and demo applications for customers
• Be a subject-matter expert in translation and localization process optimization and best practices
• Understand and align customer’s technology stack to optimize localization processes
• Work closely with Engineering, Product, and Account Management teams to ensure smooth prospect-to-customer transitions and long-term customer success
• Play an active role in the development and maintenance of client-integrations
• Develop and iterate on internal processes to ensure consistency across our solutions engagements
• Track existing technology solutions and follow the latest trends and developments relevant to multilingual content management and translation; specifically the application of AI

Skills and Experience

• REQUIRED: At least 4+ years of experience in a technical pre/post-sales role at a language services, language technology, or content management company
• Experience working with a complex services-oriented solution
• Proven ability to communicate, present, and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization, including executive and C-level.
• Subject matter expertise in localization solutions, technologies, and processes
• Experience in localization engineering highly desirable
• TMS and CAT Tool familiarity highly desirable
• Familiarity with integrating CMS systems to translation workflows highly desirable
• Familiarity with Large Language Models, including fine tuning, highly desirable
• A passion for technical and solution-based problem solving
• Analytical approach to intelligence gathering and project planning
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills; ability to interact easily with end users and C-level executives
• Keen attention to detail and adherence to deadlines
• Strong desire to learn in a rapidly growing and dynamic pre-IPO growth environment
• Self-motivated and inspired by a results-driven environment
• Confidence communicating technical ideas to various audiences, primarily through presentations, whiteboarding, and platform demonstrations
• Comfort with a bit of chaos, startup experience is an advantage
• Ability to work independently and self sufficiently while being part of a team and pursuing team goals

Our Story

Our founders, Spence and John met at Google working on Google Translate. As researchers at Stanford and Berkeley, they both worked on language technology to make information accessible to everyone. They were amazed to learn that Google Translate wasn’t used for enterprise products and services inside the company and left to start a new company to address this need – .

At its core, has always been a machine learning company since its incorporation on March 6, 2015. At the time, machine translation didn’t meet the quality standard for enterprise translations, so assembled a cutting-edge research team tasked with closing that gap. While meeting customer demand for translation services, has prioritized investments in Large Language Models, believing that this foundation was imperative to the future of enterprise translation.

Benefits

• Compensation: At market salary with the opportunity to earn on-target earnings (OTE), meaningful equity, 401(k) matching, and flexible time off plus company holidays
• Medical Benefits: Employees receive coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance, and more. In addition, pays for basic life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Paid parental leave is provided after 6 months.
• Monthly lifestyle benefit stipend via the Fringe platform to allow employees to customize benefits to their lifestyle

Information collected and processed as part of your application process, including any job applications you choose to submit, is subject to 's Privacy Policy at https://lilt.com/legal/privacy. is an equal opportunity employer. We extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to an individual’s race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics, veteran or marital status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. We are committed to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.

Information collected and processed as part of your application process, including any job applications you choose to submit, is subject to 's Privacy Policy at https://lilt.com/legal/privacy.

At , we are committed to a fair, inclusive, and transparent hiring process. As part of our recruitment efforts, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) and automated tools to assist in the evaluation of applications, including résumé screening, assessment scoring, and interview analysis. These tools are designed to support human decision-making and help us identify qualified candidates efficiently and objectively. All final hiring decisions are made by people. If you have any concerns, require accommodations, or would like to opt-out of the use of AI in our hiring process, please let us know at recruiting@lilt.com.

is an equal opportunity employer. We extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to an individual’s race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics, veteran or marital status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. We are committed to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.