Datadog

Senior Sales Engineer - Majors (West)

Datadog · California, USA, Remote

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
76 days
Datadog's roles stay open a median of 87 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Datadog's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Datadog
high
455 stale, 32 reposted of 455 open
Hiring momentum
589 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-29

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Datadog's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Datadog.

About this role

As a Senior Enterprise Sales Engineer, you will act as a technical advisor and partner to customers and the sales team, leading technical evaluations and aligning solutions with business outcomes. Your responsibilities include managing the technical strategy for accounts, conducting product demos, and mentoring peers while ensuring operational excellence and driving successful outcomes across enterprise accounts.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
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 Datadog as an employer.

What you need

  • 7+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or a technical customer-facing role within an enterprise environment
  • Skilled at influencing and adapting communication across technical, business, and executive audiences
  • Advanced background in public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes, APM/tracing, security, developer experience, observability
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to a range of audiences
  • Experience displacing or consolidating away from an entrenched incumbent inside an account where that incumbent has internal advocates
  • A consultative, outcome-oriented approach to problem-solving and customer engagement

What you get

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

Worth weighing

  • No specific technologies or tools mentioned beyond general categories (public cloud, Kubernetes, etc.)
  • Role involves significant travel, which may impact work-life balance
  • Salary range provided, but actual compensation may vary based on individual qualifications and experience

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Listed by Datadog on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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