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title: 'Pre-Sales Engineer at RISE'
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# Pre-Sales Engineer at RISE

- **Company:** RISE
- **Location:** Cebu City, Philippines
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/rise/0ec1daa8-3ecc-45d7-8f2d-a877fd60620b

## Job description

RISE is on a mission to accelerate internet for the Philippines by providing excellent services and high-quality support to our business and wholesale partners. We focus on the efficiency of connectivity through initiatives like GetaFIX and Open Access Network, ensuring we maintain a benchmark for reliability and installation speed. Our culture is built on transparency and ownership, where team members are encouraged to exceed expectations and advance the country’s digital landscape together.

The Solutions Engineer provides the technical expertise within RISE's enterprise sales process, designing and validating the solutions that win and retain business clients. Working alongside account executives and partnering across Product, Network Operations, and external technology partners, they translate client requirements into proposals that are both commercially viable and technically deliverable. The role exists to bridge what enterprise clients need with what RISE can build and support.

Duties & Responsibilities

- Partner with account executives across enterprise sales cycles to qualify opportunities and progress deals from discovery through to close
- Sell enterprise solutions to business clients, using technical credibility to win and close deals
- Design technical solutions and architectures across the enterprise portfolio, including SD-WAN, managed firewall, MPLS, Layer 2, SIP trunking, and cloud connectivity
- Produce solution proposals, technical architecture documents, and bills of materials for enterprise opportunities
- Present solutions to enterprise stakeholders, translating technical architecture into clear business value for both commercial and technical decision-makers
- Provide feasibility sign-off on customer technical commitments before they are made
- Coordinate with Product, Delivery, and Network Operations to scope, cost, and hand over won solutions
- Deliver technical training and enablement to the sales team
- Capture client requirements and feedback and route them to Product for roadmap input
- Maintain current knowledge of RISE products and partner-led solutions

## Qualifications

- Tertiary-level education or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years in a pre-sales, solutions engineering, or technical solutions role within the telecommunications or ICT industry
- Demonstrable experience designing and delivering complex technical solutions within enterprise sales cycles
- Working knowledge of SD-WAN, managed firewall, network security, MPLS, Layer 2, SIP trunking, and cloud connectivity
- Experience producing solution proposals, technical architectures, and bills of materials

Join the mission!

Be part of a growing mission-oriented business that requires new leaders who are proficient, proactive, and direct. Be rewarded with great colleagues, a supportive environment, a competitive salary, and a compensation package that includes HMO for you and your family. Flex time is offered for some roles and your teammates will be there to help as you further hone your skills and accomplish responsibilities. Make a difference and grow with us.

## About RISE

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Rise is a global payroll, compliance, and contractor management platform that enables companies to hire, onboard, and pay distributed teams in 190+ countries using both fiat and cryptocurrency.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States (with an office in Beachwood, Ohio)
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Financial Services / Global Payroll SaaS / HR Tech
- **Target Customers**: B2B; Finance & Ops, Legal & Compliance, HR & People teams; DAOs and Web3-native companies; traditional enterprises hiring globally
- **Mission/Purpose**: Streamline international workforce payments with automated compliance, tax documentation, and flexible payout options, bridging the gap between traditional finance and crypto-native teams.

## Products & Services
- **Global Contractor Pay**: Onboard, manage, and pay independent contractors in 190+ countries with automated compliance checks, tax documentation, and flexible scheduling.
- **Employer of Record (EOR)**: Hire full-time employees abroad without a local entity; handles compliant employment agreements, benefits (healthcare, crypto-friendly 401(k)), and tax/legal documentation.
- **Direct Payroll**: U.S. employee payroll processing with automated tax filings and compliance; allows salary withdrawal in local currency and stablecoins.
- **Agent of Record (AOR)**: Shields businesses from contractor misclassification risk; handles onboarding, payments, and compliance for independent contractors globally.
- **Rise ID**: On-chain, portable professional identity verification with KYC/KYB/AML checks, providing reusable verification across engagements.
- **Rise Earn**: Lets companies and contractors earn yield on idle USDC balances, powered by Aave on Arbitrum.
- **Hybrid Payroll**: Funding options from bank accounts or crypto wallets; workers can withdraw in 90+ local currencies, stablecoins, or 100+ cryptocurrencies.
- **International Health & Travel Insurance**: Benefits package for contractors via a global partner network.

## Market Standing
- **Total Funding**: $10.1M (USD)
    - **Series A (Nov 2024)**: $6.3M led by Polymorphic Capital and Draper Associates (6 investors)
    - **Seed Round (Apr 2023)**: $3.8M led by Polymorphic Capital and Ryze Labs (16 investors)
- **Key Metric**: Processed over **$1.5 billion** in total payroll volume.
- **Headcount**: 47 employees (+41.7% YoY), distributed across 9 countries (United States, Brazil, United Kingdom, Mexico, Colombia, and others).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Polymorphic Capital, Draper Associates, Ryze Labs.
- **Growth Signals**: SOC 2 Type II certified; registered as a Money Service Business (FinCEN); integration with Gnosis Safe, Coinbase, MetaMask; strong 30,830 LinkedIn followers (+21.6% YoY).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Crypto-Native & Fiat Flexibility**: Only platform offering truly hybrid payroll—fund via bank account or on-chain treasury; workers choose fiat or 100+ cryptocurrencies.
- **Unified Compliance**: Covers EOR, AOR, and contractor management under one roof, reducing the need for multiple vendors.
- **On-Chain Identity**: Rise ID provides portable, reusable KYC/AML, eliminating redundant onboarding for workers across multiple engagements.
- **Regulatory Maturity**: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR compliant, registered Money Service Business—a high bar of trust for both traditional and crypto clients.
- **Broad Global Coverage**: 190+ countries for contractor and EOR support with local legal compliance.

## Strategic Focus
- **Growth Priorities**: Scaling the financial ramp and Rise ID product lines; expanding enterprise partnerships in both Web3 and traditional global hiring markets; deepening integrations with major chains and wallets.
- **Product Direction**: Continuing to build "Rise Financial Ramp" to bridge fiat and crypto liquidity for payroll, and advancing on-chain identity infrastructure.
- **Regulatory Expansion**: Maintaining and extending licensing (Money Service Business) to support compliance-heavy customers globally.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Ratings**: Employees rate the company 4.8/5.0 (3 reviews on LinkedIn). Work-life balance: 4.8, Compensation: 4.5, Culture: 4.5, Career: 4.8.
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid workspace—employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work (typical time on-site not specified). Team is distributed across 9 countries.
- **Engineering Culture**: Deeply technical team working on blockchain, stablecoins, DeFi integrations (Aave, Arbitrum), and on-chain identity systems in a fintech context.
- **Perks**: Offers international health and travel insurance for contractors; flexible payment schedules; crypto-friendly benefits (e.g., 401(k) in crypto).
- **Current Openings** (as of Sep 2026): Senior Personalreferent/International HR Advisor, Partner Manager - Strategic Partnerships, and a Product Director - Blockchain & Crypto.
- **Impact**: Engineers and product people work on infrastructure that moves real money ($1.5B processed) and navigates cutting-edge regulatory and technical frontiers.

## Sources
1. [riseworks.io](https://www.riseworks.io/) – Official website with full product details
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/riseworks) – LinkedIn company page
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/rise-works-inc) – Built In profile
4. [riseworks.io/careers](https://www.riseworks.io/careers) – Careers page
5. [riseworks.io/careers/product-director-blockchain-crypto](https://www.riseworks.io/careers/product-director-blockchain-crypto) – Job posting for Product Director

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