Sales Engineer - French Speaking

Fivetran, Inc.; Emea; Hybrid; IDR 1.164.596.000 - 1.746.895.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data integration company is seeking a Senior Sales Engineer to join their sales team. This role focuses on understanding customer needs and providing technical expertise to drive successful data replication solutions. Candidates should have significant experience in sales engineering and fluency in French. The position is fully remote, ideal for candidates based in Europe, particularly in Dublin, London, or Paris.

Benefits

100% employer-paid medical insurance

Generous paid time-off policy

Professional development opportunities

Company virtual happy hours

Monthly cell phone stipend

Mental health support platform

Qualifications

• Technical expertise in data replication and sales engineering.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and data analytics technologies.
• Ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers to understand their business needs.
• Deliver technical presentations to diverse audiences.
• Run organized proof-of-value processes.

Skills

Native/Professional Proficiency in French

5+ years in data replication, sales engineering

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Technical background in database replication

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

Postgres

MySQL

NoSQL databases

DBT

Job description

From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.

About the Role

Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies.

We’re looking for a talented French speaking Senior Sales Engineer to join our Sales Engineering team. As a Sales Engineer, you will work closely with our sales team to understand our customers’ complex business needs and showcase how Fivetran’s data replication solutions can help them achieve their desired business outcomes. You will be responsible for providing technical expertise, identifying technical requirements, and ensuring a successful proof‑of‑value throughout the sales cycle.

This is a full time, remote position based remotely in Ireland, UK or France with strong preference for Dublin, London or Paris.

What You’ll Do

• Work with customers to understand their business, their use cases, and their data replication requirements
• Develop and deliver technical presentations to Enterprise and Commercial audiences
• Ensure the technical win by running an organized proof‑of‑value process
• Work closely with multiple cross‑functional organizations driving change and improvements to Fivetran as a whole
• Work closely with multiple Sales representatives, while maintaining a high level of customer focus and technical excellence
• Stay up‑to‑date on the latest technologies and trends in our industry
• Assist team members in advanced technical or business roadblocks
• Native/Professional Proficiency in French
• 5+ years in data replication, sales engineering, or related technical field
• Strong technical background covering database replication, cloud infrastructure, and data replication technologies with some form of hands‑on experience
• Experience with modern data analytics technologies, including cloud data warehouses, transformation tooling, data catalogs, and BI tools
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with a keen ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Experience with Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, and NoSQL databases
• Hands‑on experience with other data replication or ETL tools
• Experience with self‑hosted software applications and supporting infrastructure
• Hands‑on networking experience both in the cloud and on‑premise

Bonus Skills

• Specialized expertise in security posture
• Experience with self‑hosted and SaaS software applications
• Hands‑on experience with DBT

Perks and Benefits

• 100% employer‑paid medical insurance*
• Generous paid time‑off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team‑building activities
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self‑guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.

May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information.

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Fivetran brings together high‑quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world‑class company to better serve our customers, our people and our communities.

We are committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to participate in our interview process. If you require accommodations at any stage of the process due to a disability, medical condition, or any other circumstance, please don't hesitate to submit your request by filling out this form. We will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation and ensure a fair and accessible interview experience. Your request and any information provided will be kept confidential and will not impact your candidacy. We look forward to hearing from you and accommodating your needs to the best of our ability.