Senior Sales Engineer - Public Sector (UK)

The role

You will provide technical expertise through sales presentations, product demonstrations, and technical evaluations. You will partner with the Sales team to articulate the Datadog value proposition and own technical engagement during the trial phase.

What you will 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
• 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
• Proactively engage and communicate with customers and Datadog business/technical teams regarding product feedback and competitive landscape

Required qualifications

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experienced in programming/scripting with any of the following: Java, Python, Ruby, Go, Node.JS, PHP, and .NET etc.
• Minimum of 3+ years in a Sales Engineering or DevOps Engineering role
• Able to sit up to 4 hours
• Traveling to and from client sites
• Able to travel via auto, train or air up to 45% of the time

Benefits

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

About the company

Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place.