Principal Sales Engineer & Forward‑Deployed Engineer

Sierra Ventures; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Ventures is looking for a Principal Sales Engineer to enhance the technical relationship with customers. This hybrid role requires partnering with Account Directors and executing proofs of concepts while embedding with customers to ensure they achieve value quickly. Candidates should have 7+ years in a technical role, proficiency in Python, and familiarity with CRM ecosystems like Salesforce and Zendesk. The position involves working closely with strategic customers in the United States, with a strong focus on delivering tailored technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a technical, customer-facing role.
• Comfortable shipping Python in front of a customer.
• Deep familiarity with major CRM or ITSM ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Account Directors across the full sales cycle.
• Design and execute proofs of concept against customer data.
• Embed directly with strategic customers to accelerate time-to-value.

Skills

Customer-facing technical role

Hands-on coding ability

Working fluency with SQL

CRM ecosystem familiarity

Integrating SaaS systems

Communication skills

Tools

Snowflake

Python

APIs

Job description

Sierra Ventures is looking for a Principal Sales Engineer to enhance the technical relationship with customers. This hybrid role requires partnering with Account Directors and executing proofs of concepts while embedding with customers to ensure they achieve value quickly. Candidates should have 7+ years in a technical role, proficiency in Python, and familiarity with CRM ecosystems like Salesforce and Zendesk. The position involves working closely with strategic customers in the United States, with a strong focus on delivering tailored technical solutions.