[Hiring] Senior Sales Engineer, Enterprise @Fivetran

Fivetran; United States; Remote; USD 154,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Sales Engineer to join their remote team. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your technical expertise to bridge the gap between sales and engineering, ensuring that clients understand how to integrate innovative data solutions into their business strategies. Your responsibilities will include supporting sales teams with deep technical knowledge, solving complex issues, and collaborating with product teams to enhance offerings. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic environment that values creativity and problem-solving. Join a company that prioritizes data accessibility and empowers organizations to thrive in the digital age.

Benefits

100% employer-paid medical insurance

Generous paid time-off policy

RSU stock grants

Professional development opportunities

Company virtual happy hours

Monthly cell phone stipend

Mental health support platform

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical experience in database administration or backend engineering.
• Strong SQL programming skills and ability to articulate BI tool value.

Responsibilities

• Support sales teams with technical knowledge and understanding of products.
• Act as a liaison between sales and product/engineering teams.

Skills

Technical experience as a database administrator

Demonstrating Business Intelligence tools

Proficiency in SQL programming

Troubleshooting application APIs

Knowledge of RAG and LLMs

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Passion for data and analytics

Curiosity to learn technical information

Tools

Python

Kubernetes

Docker

Azure

GCP

AWS

SQL

Grafana

DBeaver

Job description

Apr 20, 2025 - Fivetran is hiring a remote Senior Sales Engineer, Enterprise. Salary: $154,912 - $193,640 USD. Location: USA.

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 technical ace in the hole for when the questions get tough. You’ll work one-on-one with both prospects and Sales team members to help discuss how Fivetran fits within their technology strategy. You’ll have a full understanding of how Fivetran is architected and a clear understanding of how Fivetran is best used in data stacks. Additionally, as a Senior Sales Engineer, Enterprise you’ll be tasked to invent and implement creative solutions for edge-case issues.

This is a full-time remote position based out of California in the United States.

Technologies You’ll Use

• Python, Relational DBs, Warehouses, Datalakes, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure, GCP, Zendesk, AWS, SQL, Grafana, DBeaver

What You’ll Do

• Support sales teams with deep technical knowledge and understanding of Fivetran product offerings and data space.
• Serve as the technical liaison between sales and product/engineering teams.
• Act as the primary resource in solving technical issues and inquiries in pre-sales and onboarding processes.
• Proactively engage with product and engineering teams on roadmap, soliciting and sharing customer/prospect feedback where necessary.
• Assist in documentation efforts around Fivetran product offerings, internal knowledge base, and training resources.

Skills We’re Looking For

• 5+ years Technical experience as a database administrator, backend engineer, or IT services within an enterprise or tech startup.
• 2+ years Experience successfully demonstrating and articulating the value of Business Intelligence and Analytics tools.
• Proficiency in SQL programming.
• Working knowledge of best practices and troubleshooting for connecting to common application APIs (Salesforce, Workday, Jira, etc).
• Knowledge of RAG, LLMs Python scripting, and REST API knowledge.
• Ability to influence technical audiences in their language, and influence business audiences by translating complex technology concepts.
• Passion for data and analytics, a philosophy of using technology to help solve business problems.
• Working knowledge of Cloud Data Lakes concepts.
• Keen analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Curiosity to learn and assimilate technical information quickly, enthusiasm to share and teach others.
• Available for up to 40% travel.

Bonus Skills

• COM Training.
• MEDDPIC Training.
• Cloud Certifications.
• Networking/Cybersecurity.

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.
• RSU stock grants.
• 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.

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