GTM Engineer / Technical Sales at Langfuse
TLDR; Langfuse is building open source dev tooling for LLM apps based on observability/tracing. We have significant traction (we’re default alive), growing fast, and are looking for a technical profiles to build out our Go To Market functions in-person either in San Francisco or Berlin, Germany.
Background
Langfuse is the open-source LLM engineering platform , helping engineers understand user interactions with LLM applications and improve them. We work with great customers like Twilio, SumUp, and KhanAcademy and have raised a seed round from Y Combinator, Lightspeed, and General Catalyst. Tens of thousands of engineers rely on Langfuse - learn more about us here.
Your Role
As an early GTM hire, you’ll shape Langfuse’s commercial engine end-to-end:
Technical Sales in an inbound-led motion:
- Help customers adopt and understand Langfuse for their use cases.
- Own the full sales cycle: lead prioritization, product-led lead generation, pipeline management, technical POCs, negotiations, and closing deals.
- Develop customer success strategies to ensure retention, upsells, and product adoption.
- Build feedback loops between sales, support and product development.
Process & Systems
- Design and implement CRM workflows, sales pipelines, and documentation (public sales materials, contracts, order forms).
- Experiment with pricing, packaging, and sales strategies for both sales-led and product-led motions.
- Maintain a rigorous system for tracking leads, engagement, and outcomes.
Technical & Commercial Insight
- Understand Langfuse’s architecture and use cases to articulate our value proposition effectively.
- Translate customer requirements (technical, compliance, business) into actionable product feedback.
- Collaborate with product teams to align the commercial roadmap with customer needs.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience in technical sales or customer success at a SaaS/devtool startup.
- Proficiency with CRM tools (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce) and sales automation.
- Strong technical aptitude; familiarity with LLM/observability tools is a plus.
- Willingness to work in-person ~4 days/week.
Bonus Points
- You’ve used Langfuse (sign up for a free account here) and understand our docs.
- Experience in selling in open-source or developer-focused products.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of building processes from scratch.
- Experience in navigating enterprise POCs with technical leadership as key decision makers.
Why Langfuse?
- Selling to sophisticated technical users
- Competitive salary & equity compensation
- Strong customer & revenue growth
- You are joining really early
- Extreme autonomy
- Performance and learning focused culture
- Everyone on the team says: "best place I've ever worked at"
- 2 short scheduled meetings per week
Team & Culture
You’ll join our early core team, working closely with the founders Clemens (COO, sales) and Marc (CEO, product/marketing). Clemens is based in SF and Marc in Berlin, Germany. We prioritize in-office collaboration and the role can be based out of either office.
Learn more about Langfuse through our Handbook
Further Links:
🚀 Y Combinator Company Info
Y Combinator Batch: W23
Team Size: 13 employees
Industry: B2B Software and Services -> Engineering, Product and Design
Company Description: Open source LLM engineering platform
💰 Compensation
Salary Range: $70,000 - $110,000
Equity Range: 0.05% - 0.2%
📋 Job Details
Job Type: Full-time
Experience Level: Any (new grads ok)
Engineering Type: Full stack