Application Support Engineer

Who We Are:

Sequoia is the strategic partner helping investor-backed companies of all sizes achieve their business goals through smarter people spend. For 24 years, we’ve guided the most innovative employers to navigate growth and get the most out of their global people investment. With our expert advisory team and integrated platform, we help clients drive business impact through their total comp and benefits, improving executive decision making, controlling costs, protecting the business, and elevating the employee experience. Visit Sequoia.com or follow us on LinkedIn to learn more.

This position is based in Tempe, Arizona and only candidates within a commutable distance to our Tempe office will be considered.

What You Get to Do:

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Application Support Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will primarily be responsible for managing and resolving customer support tickets within Salesforce, ensuring timely and effective communication with customers. You will work cross-functionally with other teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues, contributing to overall customer satisfaction. SQL knowledge is preferred to help analyze and resolve technical queries.

Candidates must have strong customer service skills and some technical background.
Manage and resolve customer support tickets, ensuring timely responses and resolutions.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with development, QA, and product teams to diagnose and resolve customer issues.

• Analyze and troubleshoot application issues, working to identify root causes and provide appropriate solutions.

• Escalate complex issues to relevant teams as needed while maintaining ownership of the customer relationship.

• Ensure accurate documentation of issues, resolutions, and communications.

• Provide feedback to product teams based on customer interactions and pain points.

• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of internal knowledge base and documentation for commonly encountered issues.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 5 + years of professional experience

• 1+ year of customer support experience in a technical or application support role.

• Familiarity with support ticketing systems (Salesforce experience preferred).

• Basic knowledge of SQL for troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical users.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work cross-functionally and maintain strong relationships with other teams.

• Ability to deal with difficult and demanding customers, and work calmly and professionally under pressure.

• Experience working in a SaaS environment.

• Familiarity with software development lifecycles and workflows.

Sequoia’s Culture – Our most important asset 

• Integrity 

• Passion for service 

• Innovative 

• Growth oriented 

• Caring for others 

• Promise-centric 

• Focused on relationship building 

Sequoia provides equal opportunity to all applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, citizenship, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits
Sequoia provides competitive compensation including base salary, performance-based bonus programs, and comprehensive benefits package.

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