Sales Engineer

About the Role

As a Sales Engineer at Astronomer, you will be a key partner for clients, guiding them in deploying powerful data workflows that accelerate business outcomes. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while helping customers solve complex data challenges and influence product development with your feedback.

What You Get to Do

• Solve real-world problems by designing proof-of-concept solutions.
• Conduct demos and provide technical guidance as a trusted advisor.
• Contribute to the Apache Airflow community with technical content.
• Gather field insights to influence product direction.
• Develop expertise in Airflow and workflow orchestration.

What You Bring

• Strong data engineering fundamentals including orchestration, ELT, Git and RBAC.
• 2+ years in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering or Consulting in data tools.
• Excellent communication skills to explain complex technical concepts.
• Curiosity, customer empathy, and a drive to innovate.

Bonus Points

• Hands-on Python scripting skills.
• Experience with open-source data tools and CLI usage.

Compensation and Benefits

The estimated total compensation for this role ranges from $200,000 to $250,000 along with an equity component. Actual compensation depends on skills, experience, and qualifications.

Key Skills/Competency

• Data workflows
• Technical demos
• Proof-of-concept
• Apache Airflow
• Data engineering
• ELT
• RBAC
• Python scripting
• Client relations
• Technical content creation