Senior Solutions/Sales Engineer (Remote, USA)

Lensa; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 136,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Solutions/Sales Engineer to join their Customer Success Team. This remote role involves collaborating with clients to develop technical solutions, lead workshops, and drive the adoption of innovative data streaming technologies. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Solutions Engineering, strong communication skills, and a passion for problem-solving. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Solutions Engineering or similar experience.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and data integration.

Responsibilities

• Advance innovative data streaming use cases from conception to go-live.
• Lead technical proofs of concept and deliver workshops.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Presentation

Self-starter

Education

Relevant technical certifications

Tools

Java

Python

SQL

Kubernetes

GitOps

Job description

Senior Solutions/Sales Engineer (Remote, USA)

Lensa is the leading career site for job seekers at every stage of their career. Our client, Confluent, is seeking professionals. Apply via Lensa today!

With Confluent, organizations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and succeed in the digital world. We are creating a new category within data infrastructure—data streaming—that enables organizations to create impactful experiences through data. This drives our purpose and motivates us to improve daily.

About The Role

Solutions Engineers at Confluent play a vital role in early-stage evaluation and ongoing value realization for customers. They partner with Account Executives to serve as technical advisors, helping customers identify their business needs and develop technical solutions. The role involves facilitating discussions, storytelling to inspire adoption, and overcoming technical challenges. Solutions Engineers are key members of the Customer Success Team, fostering sustained customer success and promoting adoption of Confluent’s technologies.

What You Will Do

• Advance new and innovative data streaming use cases from conception to go-live.
• Lead technical proofs of concept.
• Conduct discovery and whiteboard sessions to develop new use cases.
• Deliver technical talks and workshops to provide thought leadership.
• Assist customers with hands-on support and best practices to enhance operational maturity.
• Analyze customer consumption trends and identify optimization opportunities.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams and advocate for the product within the ecosystem.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, acting as a reliable partner.

What You Will Bring

• 5+ years of Solutions Engineering or similar experience.
• Experience with event-driven architecture, data integration, processing techniques, and database/data warehouse technologies.
• Exposure to cloud architecture, migrations, deployment, and application development.
• Experience with automation, GitOps, and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, or SQL.
• Relevant technical certifications (Cloud Developer/Architect, Data Engineering & Integration).
• Self-starter attitude, eagerness to learn, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, capable of engaging audiences from developers to C-level executives.

Come As You Are

At Confluent, we value diversity and inclusion, building a global team with varied backgrounds and perspectives. Employment decisions are based solely on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected classes.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, with compensation factors including work history, education, experience, and location. The estimated annual salary range is $136,700 - $160,650, plus potential bonuses and equity. Benefits details are available here. For privacy information, see our Candidate Privacy Notice.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Sales and Business Development
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

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