Senior Sales Engineer - Majors (Central)

Datadog
Illinois +1 more
Hybrid

In the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026, Datadog filed 2 H-1B positions titled "Senior Sales Engineer". Source: U.S. Department of Labor, LCA disclosure data. A record of filings already made, not a commitment to sponsor.

Who this role is best for

Technical professionals with cloud and observability expertise in enterprise environments will find this hybrid role emphasizes collaboration and customer-centric problem-solving.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years in enterprise technical sales roles who can bridge business and technical needs
    — “5+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or a technical customer-facing role within an enterprise environment”
  • Individuals skilled in public cloud, Kubernetes, and APM/tracing who can translate customer needs into tailored solutions
    — “Proficient background in public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes, APM/tracing, security, developer experience, observability”
  • People who thrive in cross-functional collaboration and can manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting
    — “Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Support, and GTM teams to address customer needs and resolve technical blockers”

Things to consider

  • Travel is expected as needed to support customer engagements, which may require flexibility and mobility
    — “Willingness to travel as needed to support customer engagements”
  • The role demands strong documentation habits, as deal progress and customer interactions must be meticulously recorded
    — “Maintain operational excellence by ensuring activity, deal progress, and customer interactions are accurately documented and up to date in related systems”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in translating customer challenges into technical solutions during interviews
    — “Translate those needs into tailored Datadog solutions”
  • Emphasize your ability to lead technical evaluations and project manage complex use cases
    — “Project manage technical evaluations (POVs) end-to-end: scoping use cases and requirements, defining success criteria”
  • Showcase your track record of cultivating technical champions within customer accounts
    — “Identify and cultivate technical champions within customer accounts”
  • Demonstrate your experience in acting as a technical voice of the customer in product feedback sessions
    — “Serving as the technical voice of the customer to help shape product direction”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • successful customer engagements
  • technical evaluations completion
Typical background
sales engineering experiencetechnical customer-facing role

Skills & requirements

Required

Technical SalesProduct DemosTechnical PresentationsProject ManagementCustomer DiscoveryTechnical Evaluations

Preferred

Public Cloud ExperienceKubernetesApm/tracingSecurityDeveloper ExperienceObservability

Stack & domain

Sales EngineeringSolutions EngineeringPublic CloudKubernetesApm/tracingSecurityDeveloper ExperienceObservabilityProject ManagementTechnical EvaluationsProduct DemosTechnical PresentationsWorkshopsCustomer DiscoveryTechnical StrategyCustomer SuccessProduct ManagersMetricsTechnical BlockersCommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingConsultative ApproachEnterprise SalesTechnical Sales

About the role

Original posting from Datadog

As an Enterprise Sales Engineer, you'll partner with Sales to help customers understand the value of Datadog and how it solves their most important technical and business challenges. You'll lead technical evaluations, deliver compelling demos, and guide customers through the journey from discovery to successful adoption.

You'll act as a trusted advisor, bridging business goals with technical solutions, and play a key role in winning new business and expanding existing accounts.

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:

Own the sales process in partnership with Account Executives by leading and shaping the technical strategy across opportunities from PG to Closed Won

Lead customer discovery to uncover technical challenges, business goals, and success criteria, then translate those needs into tailored Datadog solutions

Deliver engaging product demos, technical presentations, and workshops that connect platform capabilities to customer outcomes

Project manage technical evaluations (POVs) end-to-end: scoping use cases and requirements, defining success criteria, building a project plan with clear timelines, and holding all participants accountable to the process

Identify and cultivate technical champions within customer accounts, empowering them to advocate for Datadog adoption and drive consensus internally

Participate actively in structured product and engineering field feedback sessions, serving as the technical voice of the customer to help shape product direction

Maintain operational excellence by ensuring activity, deal progress, and customer interactions are accurately documented and up to date in related systems 

Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Support, and GTM teams to address customer needs and resolve technical blockers

Who You Are: 

5+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or a technical customer-facing role within an enterprise environment

Skilled at navigating multi-stakeholder environments and adapting communication style to technical, business, and executive audiences

Proficient 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

A consultative approach to problem-solving and customer engagement

Ability to manage multiple opportunities and priorities in a fast-paced environment

Growth mindset by embracing change and AI tools

Willingness to travel as needed to support customer engagements

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.

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.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:$149,000—$198,000 USD

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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