Technology Partner Engineer, Ecosystem

As industries race to embrace AI, traditional database solutions fall short of rising demands for versatility, performance, and affordability. Couchbase is leading the way with Capella, the developer data platform for critical applications in our AI world. By uniting transactional, analytical, mobile, and AI workloads into a seamless, fully managed solution, Couchbase empowers developers and enterprises to build and scale applications with unmatched flexibility, performance, and cost-efficiency—from cloud to edge. Trusted by over 30% of the Fortune 100, Couchbase is unlocking innovation, accelerating AI transformation, and redefining customer experiences. Come join our mission.

The Opportunity

Instrumental to our company’s growth objectives, we are looking for a Technology Ecosystem Partner Engineer to help us grow our AI technology ecosystem to deliver innovative customer solutions. This is a key role in partnership planning and execution of joint integrations with AI ecosystem partners to drive customer adoption of AI enabled applications through joint solution development and co-marketing activities.

The Role

We’re looking for a technology savvy individual contributor who wants to work in an exciting, fast-paced environment to continue scaling our engagement with technology partners. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of the AI technology landscape and emerging trends in building AI-enabled applications, with the ability to operate both tactically and strategically. This role requires a proactive individual with strong relationship-building skills, a strategic mindset, and a deep understanding of our industry and partner ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Identify and establish strategic technology partnerships that align with our product vision and business objectives. 
• Evaluate potential partners, define joint value proposition, and formalize partnerships. 
• Develop and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key stakeholders to ensure mutual success. 
• Collaborate with partners to develop engagement plans that cover mutual goals, strategies, and metrics for success. Monitor progress and adjust plans as necessary. 
• Work with partners to identify opportunities for joint solution development that leverages both parties' strengths and addresses market needs.
• Oversee the co-development of technology platform integrations and demos, ensuring alignment on product features, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Develop and implement go-to-market strategies for joint solutions, including messaging, positioning, and promotional activities.
• Work with the marketing team to co-author blogs, articles, and whitepapers that highlight joint solutions and partnership successes.
• Develop and execute co-marketing activities with partners, including joint webinars and events
• Ensure consistent and effective communication of joint content across all relevant channels, leveraging both partners' networks for maximum reach.
• Stay informed about industry trends, competitive landscape, and market dynamics. Share relevant insights with partners and internal teams to drive strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• 2-6 years of experience in sales engineering or technical pre-sales within the AI technology ecosystem.
• Proven track record of building and successfully collaborating with ecosystem partners
• Knowledge of the AI and GenAI technology stack, vendor landscape, and open source frameworks
• Understanding of cloud service providers and their AI technology services: AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure is a plus
• Understanding of NoSQL or relational database space ideal
• Self-starter with the energy and focus to move with pace and urgency
• Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and commercial skills
• BA/BS degree or commensurate experience required

Why Couchbase? Modern customer experiences need a flexible cloud database platform that can power applications spanning from cloud to edge and everything in between. Couchbase’s mission is to simplify how developers and architects develop, deploy and consume modern applications wherever they are. We have reimagined the database with our fast, flexible and affordable cloud database platform Capella, allowing organizations to quickly build applications that deliver premium experiences to their customers– all with best-in-class price performance. More than 30% of the Fortune 100 trust Couchbase to power their modern applications and build innovative new ones. See our recent awards to learn why Couchbase is a great place to work.We are honored to be a part of the Best Places to Work Award for the Bay Area and the UK. Couchbase offers a total rewards approach to benefits  that recognizes the value you create here, so that you in turn may best serve yourself and your family. Some benefits include:

• Generous Time Off Program - Flexibility to care for you and your family
• Wellness Benefits - A variety of world class medical plans to choose from, along with dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance programs*
• Financial Planning - RSU equity program*, ESPP program*, Retirement program* and Business Travel Insurance
• Career Growth - Be valued, Create value approach
• Fun Perks - An ergonomic and comfortable in-office / WFH setup. Food & Snacks for in-office employees.
• And much more!

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Experience Level

Senior Level