Senior Solutions/Sales Engineer (Central, USA)

Confluent; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 136,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior Solutions/Sales Engineer to drive the adoption of cutting-edge data streaming solutions. In this pivotal role, you'll collaborate with Account Executives to uncover customer needs and design tailored technical solutions. Your expertise in event-driven architecture and cloud technologies will empower clients to maximize their data potential. Join a dynamic team that values equality and diversity, and be part of a company committed to transforming the data infrastructure landscape. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the evolving world of data streaming.

Benefits

Competitive Equity Package

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Solutions Engineering or similar experience.
• Experience with Data Integration & Processing Techniques.
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Technical Proofs of Concept and Discovery Sessions.
• Provide Thought Leadership through Technical Talks and Workshops.
• Analyze Customer Consumption trends and identify Optimization opportunities.

Skills

Event-Driven Architecture

Data Integration

Cloud Architecture

Java

Python

SQL

Kubernetes

Automation

Technical Presentations

Customer Relationship Management

Education

Technical Certifications - Cloud Developer/Architect

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

GitOps

Kubernetes

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With Confluent, organizations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and win in the modern digital world. We have a purpose that drives us to do better every day – we're creating an entirely new category within data infrastructure - data streaming. This technology will allow every organization to create experiences and use the power of data in ways that profoundly impact the way we all live. This impact is our purpose and drives us to do better every day.

One Confluent. One team. One Data Streaming Platform.

Data Connects Us.

About The Role

Solutions Engineers at Confluent drive not only the early-stage evaluation within the sales process, but also play a crucial role in enabling ongoing value-realization for customers, all while helping them move up the adoption maturity curve. In this role you’ll partner with Account Executives to be the key technical advisor in service of the customer. You’ll be instrumental in surfacing the customers’ stated or implicit Business Needs, and coming up with Technical Designs to best meet these needs. You may find yourself at times facilitating art of the possible discussions and storytelling to inspire customers in adopting new patterns with confidence, and at other times driving creative solutioning to help get past difficult technical roadblocks. Overall, we look upon Solutions Engineers to be a key cog within the Customer Success Team that help foster an environment of sustained success for the customer and incremental adoption of Confluent’s Technology(s)

What You Will Do

• Help advance new & innovative Data Streaming use-cases from conception to Go-Live
• Execute on and lead Technical Proofs of Concept
• Conduct Discovery & Whiteboard Sessions to develop new use-cases
• Provide Thought Leadership by delivering Technical Talks and Workshops
• Guide customers with hands-on help and best practice to drive operational maturity of their Confluent Deployment
• Analyze Customer Consumption trends and identify Optimization opportunities
• Work closely with Product and Engineering teams, and serve as a key Product advocate across the Customer, Partner and Industry ecosystem
• Forge strong relationships with key customer stakeholders and serve as a dependable partner for them
  
  

What You Will Bring

• 5+ years of Solutions Engineering or similar work experience
• Experience with Event-Driven architecture, Data Integration & Processing Techniques, Database & Data Warehouse technologies
• First-Hand exposure to Cloud Architecture, Migrations, Deployment & Application Development
• Experience with Automation, GitOps and Kubernetes
• Proficiency in Java, Python or SQL
• Technical certifications - Cloud Developer/Architect, Data Engineering & Integration
• Clear, consistent demonstration of self-starter behavior, a desire to learn new things and tackle hard technical problems
• Exceptional presentation and communications capabilities.
• Confidence presenting to a highly skilled and experienced audience, ranging from developers to enterprise architects and up to C-level executives
  
  

Come As You Are

At Confluent, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

At Confluent, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including work history, education, professional experience, and location. This position has an annual estimated salary of $136,700 - $160,650 a competitive equity package and is also eligible for additional commission and/or bonus pay. The actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Confluent offers a wide range of employee benefits. To learn more about our benefits click HERE .

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Software Development, Computer Networking Products, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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