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Lead Sales Engineering Specialist - Infrastructure

Fivetran

Fivetran

Other Engineering, Sales & Business Development
Denver, CO, USA
Posted on Nov 14, 2024

From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.

About the Role

Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies.

We’re looking for a talented presales individual with deep programming and infrastructure management expertise to join our global sales engineering specialist team. As a Sales Engineering Specialist focused on our Demo Resource Infrastructure, you will design, build, and implement solutions that increase the efficiency of our field and partner Sales Engineering teams . You will be responsible for collaborating with both our product and sales engineering teams, building and managing demo resource infrastructure, and building out demos that highlight product and platform features.

This is a full-time, hybrid position out of our Denver, CO office or remote in the US.

Technologies You’ll Use

  • Fivetran's data integration platform, deployment and connectivity methods, and automation/abstraction technologies for infrastructure creation and management
  • Cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform
  • Programming languages such as Python, Javascript, Go, SQL
  • Container management software including Kubernetes, Docker, and Podman
  • Basic bash/shell scripting

What You’ll Do

  • Enable field sales and sales engineering efficiency by creating and managing demo resources and associated infrastructure
  • Build and deploy bespoke infrastructure for use in high value customer demos and scenario specific engagements
  • Write and maintain internal code for automations including slack bots, alterting, reporting, and cost control
  • Work closely with Fivetran’s Product and Engineering teams to ensure feature launches are accompanied by the appropriate demo resources and supporting infrastructure
  • Create and maintain curated written and recorded demo content related to our highest value connectors, destinations, technologies, and features
  • Be a voice in the programmatic deployment and management of Fivetran on our blog
  • Stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and trends data management

Skills We’re Looking For

  • 5+ years as a software engineer, site-reliability engineer, sales engineer, cloud architect or other technical role with a focus on cloud infrastructure
  • Extensive expertise with modern cloud and on-premise network architectures, connectivity mechanisms (SSH, Reverse SSH, VPN, PrivateLink), and data security
  • Comprehensive knowledge of self-hosted database management, UNIX/LINUX, and management of compute in Azure, AWS, and GCP
  • Extensive expertise with demoing products, features, and technologies to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Passion for infrastructure, programmatic management of infrastructure, and data
  • Curiosity to learn and assimilate technical information quickly, enthusiasm to share and teach others

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The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the target position and level. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, business need, market demands. The pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.


This range represents base salary only and does not include incentive for sales roles, equity, or benefits, if applicable.


Pay Range
$164,621$205,776 USD

Perks and Benefits

  • 100% employer-paid medical insurance*
  • Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
  • RSU stock grants*
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
  • Monthly cell phone stipend
  • Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.

*May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information

Click here to learn more about Fivetran's Benefits by Region.


We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream. Read about us in Forbes.

Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people and our communities.

To learn more about Fivetran’s culture and what it’s like to be part of the team, click here and enjoy our video.

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