Technical Support Specialist, Smartling

$50-62k

CSS
HTML
JavaScript
Splunk
Wordpress
Postman
Zendesk
FullStory
Contentful
REST API
Mid level
Remote in US
Smartling

Language translation & content localization platform

Open for applications

Smartling

Language translation & content localization platform

201-500 employees

B2BLanguagesContentCommunicationSaaS

Open for applications

$50-62k

CSS
HTML
JavaScript
Splunk
Wordpress
Postman
Zendesk
FullStory
Contentful
REST API
Mid level
Remote in US

201-500 employees

B2BLanguagesContentCommunicationSaaS

Company mission

Smartling's mission is to move the world with words.

Role

Who you are

  • Third-level technical education via degree or certification
  • Demonstrated experience working in a B2B customer support role and delivering against key support KPIs
  • Ability to make decisions to provide quick and accurate resolutions to users
  • Ability to explain complex problems in simple terms
  • A desire to deliver a best-in-class customer support experience
  • Customer-centric mindset and an affinity for solving problems
  • Capacity to empathize with users in a way that demonstrates you care about their issue and can be relied on to solve it
  • Knowledge of web technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX and HTTP
  • Experience troubleshooting web applications and technology
  • Working knowledge of RESTful APIs
  • Experience with web development tools, such as Firebug and Chrome Developer Tools
  • A home office setup conducive for working remotely, and the ability to work effectively as a remote team member*
  • Results-focused. Center on professional and personal growth
  • Enthusiastic. A fun and energetic co-worker
  • An analytical thinker. “If there is a problem I have a solution” attitude
  • Customer-focused. Passionate for client success at all times
  • Detail-oriented. Supremely well organized with attention to detail
  • A Team Player. Ability to work effectively and cross-functionally within all levels of management, both internally and externally

Desirable

  • Experience with web servers such as Nginx
  • Experience with content management systems (CMS) such as Adobe AEM, WordPress and Contentful
  • Experience with customer service/ticketing platforms, such as Zendesk
  • Experience with translation, localization, and internationalization processes

What the job involves

  • We are looking for an experienced Technical Support Specialist to join our growing customer support team
  • The Smartling Technical Support team provides exceptional support to our customers and platform users
  • This team is responsible for managing, resolving, and preventing problems by providing consistent, top-notch customer service and product expertise
  • You will be responsible for handling the resolution of technical support issues of varying levels of complexity
  • In this role you will collaborate daily with our wider support team on ticket resolution, working with engineering, IT and product teams to report bugs, troubleshoot issues and answer questions for our customers
  • You will also work closely with our technical documentation team to ensure regular updates to knowledge bases are maintained in line with support queries and product updates
  • You're a great match if you are quick to learn a new product, analytical, can work well under pressure, and are driven to help customers solve problems
  • Provide best-in-class technical support via email
  • Be comfortable with taking phone calls as required for urgent or escalated issues to resolve problems
  • Diagnose and solve customer problems, escalating when necessary
  • Troubleshoot software and network issues using tools like Splunk, FullStory, Chrome Developer Tools, curl and Postman
  • Direct users to relevant product documentation and resources as questions arise, empowering customers to be better Smartling users
  • Identify gaps in resources and documentation to support future issue deflection
  • Collaborate across teams, including Customer Success, Engineering and Product to solve problems and support our customers
  • Plan, organize, and prioritize your work
  • Advocate for product improvement and change
  • Proactively contribute to process and service quality improvement

Our take

Smartling leverages a network of professional translators and AI translation software to enable companies to connect locally with audiences anywhere, through any channel. Over the last few years, the company has emerged as a real market leader.

The roll call of customers is proof of the startup's success, with the likes of Shopify, Lyft, Tinder, Samsung, H&M, Mastercard, and plenty of others all taking advantage of its platform.

The appeal is obvious: since a company’s online presence is unlimited by geography, it shouldn’t be limited by language. The advantage of an offering like Smartling is that it doesn’t just loosely translate meaning like a browser would, but can also translate impact. As fast growth companies scale internationally and bring their brand message to new markets, this kind of service can prove crucial.

Smartling is showing no signs of slowing down its growth any time soon, with more than $220 million in funding raised. Its 2021 round of funding is being used to increase its headcount, and therefore capacity, while continuing to refine and innovate its product.

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Steph

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Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

16% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Dec 2021

$160m

GROWTH EQUITY VC

May 2014

$25m

SERIES D

Total funding: $227.2m

Company benefits

  • Competitive Salary & Equity
  • Flexible vacation & PTO
  • Health Benefits
  • Generous Maternity/Paternity Leave
  • 401k Retirement Planning
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Remote Hires
  • Employee Referral Bonus

Company values

  • Take Care of Our People
  • Good Today, Perfect Tomorrow
  • Constraint Breeds Creativity
  • Debate, Then Commit
  • Be Accountable

Company HQ

Garment District, New York, NY

Leadership

Jack Welde

(President)

Began career as a Pilot / Squadron Deputy Director of Operations in the US Air Force. Former SVP of Product at eMusic, former COO/CTO of SheSpeaks, and former COO at RunTime Technologies. Founded and was CEO of Smartling until 2019, before becoming President.

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