Senior Principal Solutions Engineer
YugabyteDB · Remote, USA
Posted about 2 months ago · $200,000-$250,000
or apply directly on YugabyteDB's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 66 days YugabyteDB's roles stay open a median of 66 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 29% of YugabyteDB's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at YugabyteDB
- high 13 stale, 0 reposted of 14 open
- Hiring momentum
- 18 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-08
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from YugabyteDB's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for YugabyteDB.
About this role
As a Solutions Engineer at Yugabyte, you will act as a trusted advisor to customers, demonstrating how YugabyteDB can address complex distributed data challenges. Your role involves collaborating with account executives to qualify opportunities, conducting product demos and workshops, leading proof-of-concept engagements, and creating technical collateral to support sales efforts.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of YugabyteDB as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical role (Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, etc.) in enterprise software or infrastructure
- Strong understanding of databases (SQL, NoSQL), cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Experience with distributed systems, data replication, and high-availability architectures
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical topics
- Passion for helping customers succeed and a track record of owning technical sales wins
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with YugabyteDB or similar distributed SQL or SQL technologies (AuroraDB, Google Spanner, Azure Cosmos DB etc.)
- Familiarity with modern application stacks (Spring Boot, Node.js, Golang, GraphQL)
- Experience in selling or supporting open-source software
What you get
- Market competitive cash compensation range of $200,000-$250,000, inclusive of variable/incentive for some roles
- Equity (when applicable)
- Health plans
- Retirement plans
- Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work policies beyond being remote USA
- The pay range is a guideline and actual compensation may vary based on experience and qualifications
Summarised from YugabyteDB's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by YugabyteDB on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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