Senior Solutions Engineer - Northeast

Overview

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

Sales Engineering

Mid-Senior level

We are looking for a customer‑facing, hands‑on technologist with a track record of success to join us.

• Own the technical sales process from introductory meetings (net new sales) through post‑sales (customer satisfaction, upselling, and subscription renewals)
• Supporting the technical needs of customers including discovering new use cases for Cloudera’s technology
• Designing solutions for your customers’ needs using Cloudera technologies, based on reference architectures and common patterns
• Demonstrating Cloudera products in a way that inspires your customers to say “yes” to Cloudera
• Partnering with your Account Managers to show your customers the true value of a Cloudera solution and drive successful sales
• Presenting product roadmap and vision to inspire your customers to think bigger
• Interfacing with other Cloudera teams to ensure your customers hear one Cloudera voice
• Advocating for your customers’ needs to Product Management and Engineering
• Participating in external publicity and evangelism (conferences, meetups, webinars, blogs)
• Achievements are aligned to a team goal with annual sales targets, as well as to your participation in knowledge exchange with peers and the wider community

• A passion for using technology to make a difference to people and organizations
• Bachelor's degree in related field of study or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 8 years experience in a customer‑facing role, ideally in a pre‑sales context
• Ability to create and give technical presentations and demonstrations
• Experience with at least one of the following technologies:
  • Big Data, Data Warehousing or Relational Databases
  • One or more of the three major cloud service providers (AWS, Azure or GCP)
  • Data Engineering, Data Science or Machine Learning
  • Operations, Security and Data Governance within the enterprise
  • Unix or Linux
• Experience gathering and understanding customer business requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Problem‑solving skills
• Willingness to learn, curiosity to discover and drive to make your customers successful

• New York base salary $171,000 – $210,000
• Compensation details reflect the base salary only, commissions and bonuses are not included

Not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

• Generous PTO Policy
• Support work‑life balance with Unplugged Days
• Flexible WFH Policy
• Mental & Physical Wellness programs
• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
• Access to Continued Career Development
• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Employee Resource Groups

EEO/VEVRAA