# Senior Sales Engineer

**Company:** [Datadog](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/datadog)
**Location:** Chicago, IL
**Role:** Sales Engineering
**Salary:** $149K-$198K
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Datadog, Java, Python, Ruby, Go, Node.js, PHP, .Net, Sales Engineering, DevOps
**Posted:** 2026-02-05

> Provides technical expertise for Datadog sales through demos, evaluations, and presentations to close enterprise deals. Requires 3+ years in Sales Engineering or DevOps, programming skills in Java, Python, Ruby, Go, Node.js, PHP, or .NET.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Partner with the Sales team to articulate the overall Datadog value proposition, vision and strategy to customers
- Own technical engagement with customers during the trial phase. Communicate Datadog’s value based on activities and work with customers on any identified issues or concerns to successful conclusion
- Technically close complex opportunities through advanced competitive knowledge, technical skill, and credibility
- Deliver product and technical briefings / presentations to potential clients
- Maintain accurate notes and feedback in CRM regarding customer input both wins and losses
- Proactively engage and communicate with customers and Datadog business/technical teams regarding product feedback and competitive landscape

## Who You Are
- Passionate about educating customers on observability risks that are meaningful to their business, and able to build and execute an evaluation plan with a customer
- Strong written and oral communication skills. This role requires an ability to understand and articulate both the business benefits (value proposition) and technical advantages of our offering
- Experienced in programming/scripting with any of the following: Java, Python, Ruby, Go, Node.js, PHP, .NET
- Minimum of 3+ years in a Sales Engineering or DevOps Engineering role

## Benefits and Growth
- Best-in-breed onboarding
- Generous global benefits
- Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- An inclusive company culture, able to join our Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks

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