Senior Sales Engineer, Key Accounts

Datadog

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Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$149,000–$198,000 / yr
Posted
101 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Similar $182k
This role $174k
$133k most similar roles pay here $226k

This role pays more than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $146,500–$217,006 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $174k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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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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TL;DR · Senior Sales Engineer, Key Accounts

As a Senior Sales Engineer - Key Accounts, you will join the team to provide technical expertise through sales presentations, product demonstrations, and supporting technical evaluations for Fortune 100 prospects. You will drive the end-to-end technical sales agenda for long-cycle pursuits, translating complex technical details into business impact for executive and technical forums including SRE, platform, security, and engineering leadership. Your daily work involves qualifying opportunities, managing competitive landscapes, and providing product feedback to internal teams. To succeed, you must possess strong written and oral communication skills along with experience in programming or scripting using languages such as Python, Go, or Java. You will also need familiarity with DevOps practices, including CI/CD and IaC workflows, to help customers manage observability risks and navigate the complexities of modern infrastructure and security requirements.

What you'll do

  • Deliver technical expertise through sales presentations, product demonstrations, and proof of value (POV) evaluations.
  • Drive the end-to-end technical sales agenda for Fortune 100 prospects from pipeline generation to purchase decision.
  • Close complex opportunities by leveraging advanced competitive knowledge and technical skills.
  • Translate technical details into business impact for executive leadership and engineering teams.
  • Lead workshops and present at both executive and technical forums.
  • Communicate customer feedback and competitive landscape insights to internal product and engineering teams.
  • Maintain accurate records of customer input, wins, and losses in the CRM.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a Sales Engineering or DevOps Engineering role.
  • Experience in programming and scripting with languages such as Python, Go, or Java.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) workflows.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills to articulate both business value and technical advantages.
  • Ability to lead technical strategy and execute evaluation plans for complex, long-cycle sales opportunities.
  • Ability to present at executive and technical forums to translate technical details into business impact.
  • Ability to travel via auto, train, or air up to 45% of the time.

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