Strategic Sales Engineer – Commercial & Mid-Market

Datadog, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-breed onboarding

Generous global benefits

Mentor and buddy program

RSUs and ESPP

Continuous professional development

Inclusion Talks and Community Guilds

Job summary

Datadog is seeking a Sales Engineer to qualify and close opportunities, delivering technical expertise through presentations, product demos, and POCs. You will liaise with the product team to influence features based on customer input and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues.

This hybrid role involves client onboarding and travel up to 25%. Datadog values a strong background in DevOps tools, demonstrated presentation skills, and the ability to think creatively to tackle

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable and experienced with DevOps monitoring or architecture tools.
• Comfortable delivering technical presentations/demos to customers or internal teams.
• Able to think creatively about various challenges and adapt daily.
• Experience in systems administrations: Windows or Linux.
• Willing to sit for extended periods and travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the sales team to articulate the Datadog value proposition to customers.
• Continually learn new technology to build competitive knowledge and credibility.
• Deliver product and technical presentations with potential clients.
• Communicate feature requests with the product team.
• Help clients onboard the product and assist when facing roadblocks.
• Think creatively about technical challenges during pre-sales life cycle.

Skills

DevOps monitoring

Technical presentations

Creative problem solving

Windows administration

Linux administration

Tools

Windows

Linux

Job description

Datadog is seeking a Sales Engineer to qualify and close opportunities, delivering technical expertise through presentations, product demos, and POCs. You will liaise with the product team to influence features based on customer input and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues.

This hybrid role involves client onboarding and travel up to 25%. Datadog values a strong background in DevOps tools, demonstrated presentation skills, and the ability to think creatively to tackle