Senior Sales Engineer, Enterprise

Fivetran, Inc.; California (MO); Remote; USD 154,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Sales Engineer to join their dynamic team. This full-time remote role offers the opportunity to work closely with sales and engineering teams, leveraging your technical expertise to address complex queries and implement innovative solutions. You'll play a crucial role in bridging the gap between technical and business audiences, ensuring that clients fully understand the value of the company's offerings. With a strong emphasis on data-driven decision-making, you will contribute to the success of numerous organizations by helping them navigate their data strategies effectively. If you are passionate about data and enjoy solving challenging problems, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

100% employer-paid medical insurance

Generous paid time-off policy

Professional development opportunities

Company virtual happy hours

Monthly cell phone stipend

Access to mental health support platform

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical experience in database administration or backend engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in Business Intelligence and Analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Support sales teams with deep technical knowledge of Fivetran products.
• Act as the primary resource in solving technical issues during pre-sales.

Skills

SQL programming

Technical problem-solving

Data analytics

Understanding of APIs

Cloud Data Lakes concepts

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Passion for data

Tools

Salesforce

Workday

Jira

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 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

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.
• 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.

Pay Range

$154,912 — $193,640 USD

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.

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. We will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation and ensure a fair and accessible interview experience.