Commercial & Mid-Market Sales Engineer

Datadog
Seoul, South Korea
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for technical professionals with mid-level experience who can bridge sales and engineering through programming skills and customer education, working in a hybrid environment in Seoul, South Korea.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with mid-level experience in IT and a background in programming or DevOps who thrive in hybrid roles
    — “Someone with a minimum of 3+ years in a Sales Engineering, Software Engineering DevOps, SRE or Security Engineering role.
  • Individuals who can translate technical advantages into business value and engage customers during trials
    — “Passionate about educating customers on observability risks that are meaningful to their business, and able to build and execute an evaluation plan with a customer
  • Professionals with at least 5 years in IT and strong communication skills to interact with both technical and business teams
    — “Someone with a minimum of 5+ years in IT industry

Things to consider

  • Travel is expected up to 25% of the time, which may require flexibility in work-life balance
    — “Able to travel via auto, train or air up to 25% of the time
  • This role involves hybrid work arrangements, which may require regular in-office presence
    — “We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in customer education and technical evaluations during trial phases
    — “Own technical engagement with customers during the trial phase.
  • Showcase your ability to communicate both business and technical value effectively
    — “understand and articulate both the business benefits (value proposition) and technical advantages of our offering
  • Demonstrate programming/scripting experience with relevant languages like Python or Java
    — “Experienced in programming/scripting with any of the following: Java, Python, Ruby, Go, Node.JS, PHP, and .NET etc.
  • Emphasize your collaborative approach with product and sales teams in past roles
    — “have a voice with the product team to help prioritize features based on input from customers, competitors, and partners.
  • Show a track record of working with Fortune 500 companies or large-scale AI systems
    — “Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • articulate Datadog’s value proposition
  • deliver product and technical briefings
Typical background
3+ years in Sales Engineering, Software Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Security Engineering

Skills & requirements

Required

Technical Sales SupportProduct DemonstrationsCustomer EngagementProgramming/scripting

Preferred

Competitive KnowledgeProduct Feedback

Stack & domain

JavaPythonRubyGoNode.jsPHP.NETSales EngineeringSoftware EngineeringDevOpsSRESecurity EngineeringWritten And Oral Communication SkillsAbility To Understand And Articulate Business Benefits And Technical Advantages

About the role

Original posting from Datadog

As a Commercial & Mid-Market Sales Engineer, you will provide technical expertise through sales presentations, product demonstrations, and supporting technical evaluations (POVs). Sales Engineers help qualify and close opportunities with customers and partners and have a voice with the product team to help prioritize features based on input from customers, competitors, and partners.

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 Sales team to articulate the overall Datadog value proposition, vision and strategy to customers

Own technical engagement with customers during the trial phase. Communicate Datadog’s value based on activities and work with customers on any identified issues or concerns to successful conclusion

Technically close complex opportunities through advanced competitive knowledge, technical skill, and credibility

Deliver product and technical briefings / presentations to potential clients

Maintain accurate notes and feedback in CRM regarding customer input both wins and losses

Proactively engage and communicate with customers and Datadog business/technical teams regarding product feedback and competitive landscape

Who You Are:

Passionate about educating customers on observability risks that are meaningful to their business, and able to build and execute an evaluation plan with a customer

Someone with strong written and oral communication skills. This role requires an ability to understand and articulate both the business benefits (value proposition) and technical advantages of our offering

Experienced in programming/scripting with any of the following: Java, Python, Ruby, Go, Node.JS, PHP, and .NET etc.

Someone with a minimum of 3+ years in a Sales Engineering, Software Engineering DevOps, SRE or Security Engineering role.

Someone with a minimum of 5+ years in IT industry

Able to travel via auto, train or air up to 25% 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 want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Growth: 

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

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

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About Datadog: 

Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference. 

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