Sales Engineer

What you get to do

• Design and implement proof-of-concept solutions that help customers tackle real data challenges, from concept to production.
• Conduct demos and provide technical guidance to engineering teams, showing them how our platform can transform their workflows.
• Contribute to the Apache Airflow community by creating technical content and best practices.
• Act as a liaison by gathering field insights and providing critical feedback to the Product team to shape the future of our platform.
• Become an expert in Airflow, workflow orchestration, and the data engineering landscape as you collaborate across departments and work on impactful projects.

What you bring to the role

• Familiarity with core data engineering concepts including orchestration, ELT, Git, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), with hands-on experience or working knowledge of Apache Airflow in a customer environment.
• 2+ years in a Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Consulting or similar role within the data space, ideally with experience in modern data tools like Snowflake, Databricks, Fivetran, or Tableau.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
• A genuine desire to understand customer needs, patience, and empathy to support them through challenges.
• Eagerness to learn and experiment with new technical concepts, tools, and approaches to stay ahead in the data industry.

Bonus points if you have

• Hands-on Python scripting skills for data pipeline support.
• Experience with open-source data tools.
• Background in designing data workflows in a production environment.
• Customer-facing experience in a technical or consultative role.
• Experience working with Command Line Interfaces (CLI).

Compensation

The estimated total compensation for this role ranges from $200,000 - $250,000, along with an equity component.