Sales Engineer, Enterprise

Datadog

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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.

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TL;DR · Sales Engineer, Enterprise

As a Sales Engineer - Enterprise, you will partner with the sales team to help customers understand how Datadog solves critical technical and business challenges. You will act as a trusted advisor by leading technical evaluations, delivering engaging product demos, and managing proof of value projects from scoping through completion. Your daily responsibilities include conducting customer discovery to uncover specific needs, translating those requirements into tailored solutions, and identifying technical champions within accounts to drive adoption. 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 also provide field feedback to product teams while navigating multi-stakeholder environments to solve complex problems related to infrastructure monitoring and unified visibility across the technology stack.

What you'll do

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

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or a technical customer-facing role within an enterprise environment.
  • Proficiency in public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes, APM/tracing, security, developer experience, and observability.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to technical, business, and executive audiences.
  • Experience navigating multi-stakeholder environments and adopting different communication styles for various stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple opportunities and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • A consultative approach to problem-solving and customer engagement.
  • Willingness to travel as needed to support customer engagements.

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