Applying for a Solutions Engineer role?

Let's get you past the first filter.

Is your CV speaking the ATS's language?

Here's what an ATS scans for in a Solutions Engineer CV, and how to use it without gaming the system.

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Before you hit apply

What the ATS is actually scanning for.

An applicant tracking system can use your CV's content and structure to help match, filter, or surface candidates. For a Solutions Engineer role, these are the terms worth checking against the job description, drawn from the work itself and the language that commonly appears in postings.

Skills & responsibilities

Pre-salesSolution designTechnical discoveryProof of conceptProduct demonstrationsRFP responsesStakeholder managementCustomer requirements

Tools & platforms

AWSAzureSQLREST APIsPythonJavaScriptSalesforcePostman

Drawn from the role's skills and the tools that commonly appear in postings.

The honest way to use them

Match the language. Don't fake it.

Keywords get you read. They don't get you hired. Here's how to use them so the ATS and the human behind it both come away convinced.

Use only what you can back up

Every keyword should map to something you've actually done. A tool you list but can't demo just moves the problem into the interview.

Lead with the deal, not the demo

Work the terms into real bullet points about customers you helped and outcomes you moved. A stray “skills” block is what a recruiter skims straight past.

Mirror the exact posting

Use the wording the specific ad uses, where it's true for you. “Pre-sales” and “sales engineering” can be scored differently by the same system.

Name the numbers

Deal sizes, evaluation win rates, or POCs delivered give the ATS and the human something concrete to hold on to.

The ATS isn't judging your worth. It's a keyword-and-formatting filter. Match the role's real language, lead with outcomes, and never claim a tool or a win you couldn't stand behind.

See your match

How many of these does your CV already have?

Drop your CV, add the job you're targeting, and see an honest, ATS-style match: which terms you've got and which are missing. Free, no account, and your CV carries straight over.

Illustrative example · not your result

66%

A decent keyword match. You're strong on discovery and demo terms; the commercial and cloud ones would lift it.

Solution design

Product demonstrations

Pre-sales / RFP · missing

Cloud (AWS / Azure) · missing

Straight answers

Solutions Engineer ATS questions people usually ask.

How do I get my Solutions Engineer CV past the ATS?

Mirror the language of the specific posting where it's genuinely true of you, keep the formatting simple, and lead each bullet with an outcome. There's no trick beyond honestly matching what the role asks for.

What keywords should a Solutions Engineer CV include?

Terms like pre-sales, solution design, technical discovery, and proof of concept, plus tools such as AWS, SQL, and APIs where you've used them. Only the ones you can back up.

Should my Solutions Engineer CV focus on tech or sales?

Both. Show the technical depth that earns trust and the commercial outcomes that show impact. A CV that's all features reads like a developer; one that's all deals reads like a salesperson. The role is the bridge.

Does the ATS reject Solutions Engineer CVs automatically?

Many hiring workflows use software to rank, filter, or surface candidates rather than making a simple yes/no call on a CV alone. A weak match can still make you harder to find, which is why clear, relevant wording matters.

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