Commercial Sales Engineer 2 (AMER - West)
Core
Pre-sales technical expert who qualifies and closes opportunities by delivering product demonstrations, technical presentations, and owning technical evaluations (POCs) to align customer business objectives with Datadog's observability platform.
Role type
Commercial Sales Engineer (Pre-Sales)
Builds
Sales opportunities and customer technical evaluations for Datadog's observability platform
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure, Observability, DevOps, Modern Application Architectures
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Cloud infrastructure knowledge, modern application architectures, observability, DevOps technologies, technical presentation delivery, POC ownership, stakeholder management, competitive analysis
Preferred skills
Experience with cloud platforms, containers, Kubernetes, microservices, networking, operating systems
Technologies
Cloud platforms, containers, Kubernetes, microservices, networking, operating systems
Responsibilities
Partner with sales team to articulate value proposition and technical strategy; Deliver tailored product demonstrations and technical presentations; Assist with technical discovery to identify business objectives and success criteria; Own technical evaluations (POCs) from kickoff through completion; Expand expertise across the platform and build competitive knowledge; Develop trusted relationships with customer technical stakeholders; Contribute to team success by sharing best practices and mentoring newer Sales Engineers
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC