Datadog
Sales Engineer 2 (Customer Success) - Denver
About this role
Datadog seeks a Sales Engineer 2 in Denver to lead technical evaluations and product demonstrations for enterprise customers. You'll partner with Customer Success teams to translate complex observability and infrastructure solutions into business value, while independently managing POCs and building trusted relationships with technical stakeholders.
What you'll do
- Lead technical product demonstrations and presentations that align customer challenges with Datadog's observability platform
- Own proof-of-concept (POC) engagements from kickoff through completion, driving customer engagement and resolving technical blockers
- Conduct technical discovery to identify customer objectives, infrastructure challenges, and success criteria
- Build relationships with customer technical stakeholders and communicate platform value to buying teams
- Mentor junior Sales Engineers and contribute to team enablement initiatives
- Expand expertise across Datadog's platform while building competitive knowledge in cloud and DevOps technologies
What they're looking for
- Sales engineering and technical presentations
- Cloud infrastructure and modern application architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Kubernetes, containers, microservices, and DevOps
- Observability and monitoring concepts
- Ability to translate technical capabilities into business outcomes
- Cross-functional communication with developers, SREs, and business stakeholders
- Independent management of multiple concurrent customer evaluations
- Adaptability and continuous learning
Benefits
- Best-in-class onboarding and product training
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Comprehensive healthcare, dental, parental, and mental health benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match and paid time off
- Mentor and buddy program for career development
- Hybrid work arrangement with Denver office presence
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Datadog
Datadog builds monitoring and observability platforms that help enterprises manage complex infrastructure and applications. The company is hiring sales engineers, technical support specialists, and technical solutions architects to drive customer success, deliver expert technical assistance, and architect enterprise platforms.
- Website
- datadoghq.com
Likely interview questions
- Tell us about a complex technical POC you've led end-to-end; how did you ensure customer success and drive toward closure?
- How do you approach translating technical infrastructure concepts into business value for non-technical stakeholders?