Staff Sales Engineer, AMER
Staff Sales Engineer, AMER
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Job Description
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Lots of tech companies disrupt. But many fail when they try to scale. Were different. CockroachDB makes it easier for companies to build and scale apps. This is how and why were helping some of the most innovative companies on the planet. We tackle problems head-on and focus on solutions that create lasting impact.
Because when our customers win we all win.
The Role
We are looking to grow our rapidly expanding sales engineering team. As a Sales Engineer you will help qualify and close opportunities with customers and partners and provide technical expertise through sales presentations product demonstrations and supporting technical evaluations.
You Will
- Work alongside the sales team to introduce CockroachDB to our potential customers.
- As a trusted advisor you will help educate prospects on the unique capabilities of CockroachDB and design solutions to meet a wide variety of challenges.
- Lead product and solution briefings build proof-of-concepts (POC) run live product demos and prototype CockroachDB integrations.
- Partner with Cockroach Labs product management engineering and support teams to solve customer challenges and improve CockroachDB.
- Identify and address customers key technical objections and develop the engineering strategies strategy to resolve those blockers to adoption.
The Expectations
In your first 30 days you will immerse yourself in CockroachDB and our sales motion. We believe that its important for you to take this first month to become familiar with our company technology and message.
During this time you will be an active listener on customer calls and build relationships with various teams at Cockroach Labs. As you gain confidence in the message and technology you will be called upon to lead meetings with support from the team.
After 90 days you should be ready to lead customer meetings without support and conduct POCs. You should be working closely with Account Managers in your territory to build regional go to market strategies and account plans for key prospects.
You Have
- 4-6 prior experience collecting requirements developing solution architectures leading presentations and teaching prospective users or project teams how to use software similar to CockroachDB.
- Strong application development skills developed software as part of a team or created infrastructure for scalable distributed systems in the past.
- A passion for working on complex technical problems and have a strong understanding of modern infrastructure and database technologies.
- A strong ability to build relationships with our customers partners and cross department teams.
- A collaborative spirit and enjoy making sure that each team gets customer feedback to keep improving CockroachDB.
- The flexibility to travel to meet customers attend events or conferences or wherever the work takes you.
Cockroach Labs is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you need additional accommodations to feel comfortable during your interview process please email us at .
Cockroach Labs has a hybrid work model with Roachers that are local to one of our offices coming in on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays and working flexibly the rest of the week. While weve learned valuable lessons working remotely nothing can replace the connection creativity and fun that occurs when Roachers get together and we are committed to fostering a workplace that encourages collaboration and allows us all to do our best work.
Benefits
- Stock Options
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Professional Development Funds
- Flexible Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Days
- Paid Parental Leave
- Retirement Benefits
- Mental Wellbeing Benefits
- And more!
The annual anticipated base salary range for U.S. candidates for this role is listed in USD below. This role is also eligible for commission. Salary is one component of the Cockroach Labs Total Rewards package which also includes for each employee: stock options medical insurance vision insurance dental insurance life and disability insurance funds towards professional development resources flexible paid time off 11 paid holidays a year 10 paid sick days a year paid parental leave a 401(k) plan and wellbeing benefits.
We set standard ranges for all U.S.-based roles based on function level and geographic location benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Actual salaries may vary and fall outside of this range depending on factors such as a candidates qualifications geographic location skills experience and addition we are often open to a wide variety of profiles and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted.
Salaries for candidates outside the U.S. will vary based on local compensation structures.
This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our Careers Page.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
