Sales Engineer (Customer Success)
Join Datadog as a Sales Engineer to leverage technical expertise in customer success and drive product adoption.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 19 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 7 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Partner with the Customer Success team
- Deliver product and technical presentations
- Help clients onboard the product
- Collaborate on feature requests
- Solve technical challenges
Must have
- 1 year or more of experience in a technical sales and/or post-sales role
- Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Comfortable delivering technical presentations
Nice to have
- Experience with modern application architectures
- Enjoys collaborating with others
- Curious and eager to learn
Practical constraints
- Able to travel up to 15% of the time
- Able to sit for up to 4 hours while traveling
Requirements
- Experience
- 1+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Sales Engineer at Datadog, the individual will engage with customers and partners to provide technical expertise throughout the sales process, including product demonstrations and technical evaluations. Key skills include a solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and DevOps technologies, along with strong communication abilities for delivering presentations. This position is suitable for someone with at least a year of experience in technical sales or post-sales roles, who thrives in collaborative environments. Datadog emphasizes a hybrid work culture, fostering creativity and teamwork.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze September 18, 2026. Last confirmed on Datadog's careers page September 18, 2026.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Sales/Marketing roles (median ~$140,000).
- Starts above 18% of 666 comparable mid sales/marketing roles in United States we track (median $110,429 across 172 companies).
- DevOps appears in 0.7% of 1371 comparable mid sales/marketing roles in United States; Observability appears in 0.3% of 1371 comparable mid sales/marketing roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Sales Engineer (Customer Success) role remote?
- It's hybrid — Datadog expects some on-site time in Denver, Colorado, USA.
- What's the salary range?
- Datadog lists $80,000–$106,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 1 year of relevant experience for this Sales Engineer (Customer Success) role.
- Where is the role based?
- Datadog is hiring for this position in Denver, Colorado, USA.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: DevOps, Observability, cloud infrastructure.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Datadog targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Sales Engineer (Customer Success) role at Datadog.
From the original posting
Datadog Sales Engineers help qualify and close opportunities with customers and partners by providing technical expertise through sales presentations, product demonstrations, and supporting technical evaluations (POCs). Sales Engineers have a voice with the product team to prioritize features based on input from customers, competitors, and partners. Additionally, you will work with various cross-functional teams to resolve customer concerns, escalate issues, advocate for customer needs, and serve as an ambassador for our brand.
If you want to join a friendly, passionate team with limitless potential, we'd love to meet you!
At Datadog, we place value in our office culture, the relationships and collaboration it builds, and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
What You'll Do:
- Partner with the Customer Success team to articulate Datadog's value proposition, vision, and technical strategy throughout the sales cycle.
- Continually learn new technologies to build competitive knowledge, technical skill, and credibility
- Deliver value-driven product and technical presentations to Datadog customers
- Have a direct line of communication with the product team to collaborate on feature requests
- Help clients onboard the product and assist when they run into roadblocks
- Think creatively to solve a wide variety of technical challenges throughout the sales cycle
Who You Are:
- Has 1 year or more of experience in a technical sales and/or post-sales role
- Has working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, modern application architectures, observability, and/or DevOps technologies
- Enjoys collaborating and teaming up with others
- Demonstrates strong written and oral communication skills
- Comfortable and confident in delivering technical presentations & demos
- Can multi-task, manage time well, and be responsive to others
- Curious, adaptable, and eager to continually learn and expand technical expertise
- Enjoys a hybrid office culture and spending time in-person at our Denver office
- Able to sit for up to 4 hours while traveling to and from client sites
- Able to travel via auto, train, or air up to 15% of the time
Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you're passionate about technology and excited to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.
Benefits and Growth:
- Best-in-class onboarding
- Generous global benefits
- Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career growth opportunities
- An inclusive company culture with Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks
Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
About Datadog:
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