Datadog

Senior Sales Engineer

Datadog

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chicago • Illinois, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $149,000 - $198,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

GoJavaJavaScript.NETNode.jsPHPPythonRuby

About the role

  • Partner with the Sales team to articulate the overall Datadog value proposition, vision and strategy to customers
  • Own technical engagement with customers during the trial phase. Communicate Datadog’s value based on activities and work with customers on any identified issues or concerns to successful conclusion
  • Technically close complex opportunities through advanced competitive knowledge, technical skill, and credibility
  • Deliver product and technical briefings / presentations to potential clients
  • Maintain accurate notes and feedback in CRM regarding customer input both wins and losses
  • Proactively engage and communicate with customers and Datadog business/technical teams regarding product feedback and competitive landscape

Requirements

  • Passionate about educating customers on observability risks that are meaningful to their business, and able to build and execute an evaluation plan with a customer
  • Someone with strong written and oral communication skills. This role requires an ability to understand and articulate both the business benefits (value proposition) and technical advantages of our offering
  • Experienced in programming/scripting with any of the following: Java, Python, Ruby, Go, Node.JS, PHP, and .NET etc.
  • Someone with a minimum of 3+ years in a Sales Engineering or DevOps Engineering role
  • Able to sit up to 4 hours, traveling to and from client sites
  • Able to travel via auto, train or air up to 45% of the time
Benefits
  • Best-in-breed onboarding
  • Generous global benefits
  • Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  • Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
  • An inclusive company culture, able to join our Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
JavaPythonRubyGoNode.JSPHP.NETSales EngineeringDevOps Engineeringtechnical engagement
Soft skills
written communicationoral communicationcustomer educationproblem-solvingpresentation skillscollaborationfeedback managementstrategic thinkingcustomer relationship management