Mid-Market Sales Engineer

About this job

Datadog is hiring a Mid-Market Sales Engineer in Bangalore, India, to help qualify and close opportunities with customers and partners. Datadog is a leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing unified visibility across the technology stack to help businesses manage complexity at scale. As part of a friendly and passionate team, your normal day involves delivering product demonstrations, providing technical expertise through sales presentations, and supporting technical evaluations like Proof of Concepts (POCs). You will work closely with sales teams to articulate the Datadog value proposition, collaborate with the product team to prioritize features based on user feedback, and assist clients in resolving technical roadblocks and onboarding. Operating within a hybrid workplace, you will also serve as a brand ambassador, continuously learn new technologies, and creatively address various technical challenges during the pre-sales life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the sales team to articulate the overall Datadog value proposition, vision, and strategy to customers
• Continually learn new technology to build competitive knowledge, technical skill, and credibility
• Deliver product and technical presentations with potential clients
• Collaborate with the product team via direct communication for feature requests
• Help clients onboard the product and assist when they run into roadblocks
• Think creatively about a wide variety of technical challenges during the pre-sales life cycle

Requirements

• Minimum 4+ years in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering along with either DevOps/SRE, or Platform Engineering
• Knowledgeable and experienced with DevOps monitoring or architecture tools
• Comfortable and confident in delivering technical presentations or demos to external customers or internal teams
• Able to think creatively about a wide variety of challenges
• Previously experienced in systems administrations: Windows or Linux
• Able to travel up to 25% of the time

Who should apply

This role suits professionals with a strong background in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering who have at least four years of relevant experience. Candidates should be comfortable delivering technical presentations and have experience in Windows or Linux system administration. If you are passionate about technology, eager to grow your skills, and able to travel up to 25% of the time, this hybrid opportunity in Bangalore is a great fit.

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