Enterprise Sales Engineer

Datadog

Confirmed live 2 days ago Low trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$118,000–$157,000 / yr
Posted
79 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $177k
This role $138k
$107k most similar roles pay here $223k

This role pays less than 77% of similar roles. Most pay $141,537–$212,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $138k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Datadog

Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.

Datadog currently has 266 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $161,000–$205,000 across 138 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Enterprise Sales Engineer

As an Enterprise Sales Engineer - Rockies, you will partner with the sales team to help customers understand how the platform solves critical technical and business challenges. You will act as a trusted advisor by leading customer discovery sessions, delivering tailored product demonstrations, and managing end-to-end technical evaluations including scoping use cases and defining success criteria. Your daily work involves identifying technical champions, providing feedback to product teams, and collaborating cross-functionally to resolve blockers. To succeed, you must possess expertise in public cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP, as well as Kubernetes, APM/tracing, security, developer experience, and observability. You will use a consultative approach to translate complex technical concepts into actionable solutions for diverse audiences while navigating multi-stakeholder environments to drive adoption of the observability and security platform.

What you'll do

  • Lead the technical strategy for sales opportunities from initial discovery to closing.
  • Conduct customer discovery to translate business goals and technical challenges into tailored solutions.
  • Deliver engaging product demonstrations, technical presentations, and workshops focused on customer outcomes.
  • Manage end-to-end technical evaluations by scoping use cases, defining success criteria, and tracking project timelines.
  • Identify and cultivate technical champions within customer accounts to drive internal adoption.
  • Provide structured field feedback to the product and engineering teams to influence roadmap direction.
  • Maintain accurate documentation of deal progress and customer interactions in internal systems.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical blockers and address specific customer needs.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or a technical customer-facing role in an enterprise environment.
  • Proficiency in public cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, APM/tracing, security, developer experience, and observability.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, including technical, business, and executive stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated skill in leading customer discovery, product demonstrations, and technical evaluations (POVs).
  • A consultative approach to problem-solving and customer engagement.
  • Willingness to travel as needed to support customer engagements.

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