Astronomer

Sales Engineer

Astronomer

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $200,000 - $250,000 per year

Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

Tech Stack

AirflowApacheTableau

About the role

  • Solve Real-World Problems: Design and implement proof-of-concept solutions that help customers tackle real data challenges, from concept to production.
  • Be a Trusted Advisor: Conduct demos and provide technical guidance to engineering teams, showing them how our platform can transform their workflows.
  • Drive Community Impact: Contribute to the Apache Airflow community by creating technical content and best practices, positioning Astronomer as a thought leader in workflow orchestration.
  • Influence Product Direction: Act as a liaison by gathering field insights and providing critical feedback to the Product team to shape the future of our platform.
  • Develop and Grow: Become an expert in Airflow, workflow orchestration, and the data engineering landscape as you collaborate across departments and work on impactful projects.

Requirements

  • 2+ years in a Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Consulting or similar role within the data space, ideally with experience in modern data tools like Snowflake, Databricks, Fivetran, or Tableau.
  • Familiarity with core data engineering concepts including orchestration, ELT, Git, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), with hands-on experience or working knowledge of Apache Airflow in a customer environment.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
  • Genuine desire to understand customer needs, patience, and empathy to support them through challenges.
  • Eagerness to learn and experiment with new technical concepts, tools, and approaches to stay ahead in the data industry.
Benefits
  • Equity component

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
data engineeringworkflow orchestrationApache AirfloworchestrationELTGitRole-Based Access ControlSnowflakeDatabricksFivetran
Soft skills
communication skillscustomer empathypatienceproblem-solvingcollaborationtechnical guidanceadaptabilitycustomer needs understandingsimplifying technical conceptseagerness to learn