ABOUT CRUNCHBASE

Crunchbase is a predictive solution that provides intelligence on private companies, powered by the unique combination of live private company data, AI, and market activity from over 80 million users. We predict private market movements that matter to help investors, dealmakers, and analysts make the right decisions.
We are committed to fostering a positive, diverse, and inclusive culture by hiring for potential and embracing individuals with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets. We value transparency and openness, believing that an inclusive environment strengthens our teams and enhances our products.
Crunchbase has a remote-first approach, and is open to hiring in residents of these states: California, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Maine.
Our inclusive remote-first culture, generous PTO policies, competitive pay, and employee wellness benefits set us apart!

THE ROLE

As an API Solutions Engineer at Crunchbase, you’ll be the go-to technical expert for our Revenue Organization, bridging the gap between product capabilities and customer needs. You’ll lead technical demos, run proof of concepts, respond to security questionnaires and technical questions, and provide deep expertise on our data, APIs, and CRM integrations. This role spans the full customer lifecycle, from pre-sales solution design to post-sales onboarding, adoption, and ongoing technical support.
You’ll partner closely with the Customer Success, Sales, Product, and Engineering teams to troubleshoot complex API and data challenges, design and optimize workflows, and enable internal teams through training and tooling. This position requires strong fluency in APIs, SQL, and CRM platforms, as well as an AI-first mindset to streamline processes and improve efficiency across the organization.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead technical product demos and proof of concepts (POCs) to showcase Crunchbase’s platform, data, and integrations, and prepare supporting technical documentation such as RFPs and security questionnaires.
• Serve as the internal API expert for Crunchbase, providing best practices, technical guidance, and integration support.
• Partner with internal teams and customers to design, troubleshoot, and optimize complex API workflows, including data mapping, enrichment, and bulk processing.
• Develop and maintain API and data documentation, example queries, and training materials.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to identify bugs, propose enhancements, and improve API output consistency.
• Provide timely technical support to internal teams and customers, fulfilling ad-hoc requests (e.g., data pulls, CSV exports), and contributing to projects such as legacy key migrations, Salesforce enrichment updates, and other customer success initiatives.
• Leverage AI tools and machine learning to automate repetitive tasks and improve workflows for both customers and internal teams
• Performs other related duties as assigned.