or apply directly on Cockroach Labs's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 72 days Cockroach Labs's roles stay open a median of 77 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Cockroach Labs's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Cockroach Labs
- high 26 stale, 2 reposted of 26 open
- Hiring momentum
- 43 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Cockroach Labs's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Cockroach Labs.
About this role
As a Senior Staff Sales Engineer at Cockroach Labs, you will work closely with the sales team to introduce and demonstrate CockroachDB to potential customers. Your role involves qualifying and closing sales opportunities, leading product briefings, building proof-of-concepts, and addressing technical objections. You will collaborate with various teams to enhance customer experience and improve the product based on feedback.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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 Cockroach Labs as an employer.
What you need
- 10-12+ years of prior experience collecting requirements, developing solution architectures, leading presentations and teaching prospective users or project teams how to use software similar to CockroachDB.
- Developed software or infrastructure for scalable, distributed systems in the past and want to stay close to the code.
- A passion for working on complex technical problems and have a strong understanding of modern infrastructure and database technologies.
- A strong ability to build relationships with our partners, customers, and open-source users.
- A demonstrated practice of integrating AI tools into your daily workflow to improve speed, quality, and decision-making.
- Fluency with AI across core tasks — research, drafting, analysis, planning — used as a default, not an exception.
What you get
- Stock Options
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Professional Development Funds
Worth weighing
- No salary listed.
- Role involves significant customer interaction and travel.
- Expectations for initial onboarding and performance are clearly defined.
- The position requires a strong technical background and familiarity with AI tools.
Summarised from Cockroach Labs's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Cockroach Labs on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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