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Corporate Sales Engineer - London, UK

Cockroach LabsLondon, United KingdomOnsite

Category-defining tech. Career-defining work.


Lots of tech companies disrupt. But, many fail when they try to scale. We're different. CockroachDB makes it easier for companies to build and scale apps. This is how and why we're helping some of the most innovative companies on the planet. We tackle problems head-on and focus on solutions that create lasting impact. 

Because when our customers win, we all win. 


The Role


We are looking to grow our rapidly expanding sales engineering team. As a Corporate Sales Engineer, you will help qualify and close opportunities with customers and partners and provide technical expertise through sales presentations, product demonstrations, and supporting technical evaluations.

To be eligible for this role, you must be based in London, UK and will be expected to go into the office on Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays.


You Will


  • Work alongside the sales team to introduce CockroachDB to our potential customers. As a trusted advisor, you will help educate prospects on the unique capabilities of CockroachDB and design solutions to meet a wide variety of challenges.
  • Lead product and solution briefings, build proof-of-concepts (POC), run live product demos, and prototype CockroachDB integrations.
  • Partner with Cockroach Labs product management, engineering and support teams to solve customer challenges and improve CockroachDB.
  • Identify and address customers' key technical objections and develop the engineering strategies strategy to resolve those blockers to adoption. 

The Expectations


In your first 30 days, you will immerse yourself in CockroachDB and our sales motion. We believe that it's important for you to take this first month to become familiar with our company, technology and message.During this time, you will be an active listener on customer calls and build relationships with various teams at Cockroach Labs. As you gain confidence in the message and technology, you will be called upon to lead meetings with support from the team.After 3 months, you should be ready to lead customer meetings without support and conduct POCs.  You should be working closely with Account Managers in your territory to build regional go to market strategies and account plans for key prospects.  

You Have


  • 4-6+ years of experience as an engineer or in a similar role with 1-2+ years as a sales engineer.
  • Strong application development skills, developed software as part of a team, or created infrastructure for scalable, distributed systems in the past.
  • A passion for working on complex technical problems and have a strong understanding of modern infrastructure and database technologies.
  • A strong ability to build relationships with our customers, partners and cross department teams.
  • A collaborative spirit and enjoy making sure that each team gets customer feedback to keep improving CockroachDB.
  • The flexibility to travel to meet customers, attend events or conferences or wherever the work takes you.

Cockroach Labs is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you need additional accommodations to feel comfortable during your interview process, please email us at accessibility@cockroachlabs.com.Cockroach Labs has a hybrid work model, with Roachers that are local to one of our offices coming in on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays and working flexibly the rest of the week. While we’ve learned valuable lessons working remotely, nothing can replace the connection, creativity, and fun that occurs when Roachers get together and we are committed to fostering a workplace that encourages collaboration and allows us all to do our best work.

Benefits


  • Stock Options
  • Medical Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Life and Disability Insurance
  • Professional Development Funds
  • Flexible Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Sick Days
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Retirement Benefits
  • Mental Wellbeing Benefits
  • And more!

Life at Cockroach Labs

Cockroach Labs is the company behind CockroachDB, an open source database headquartered in New York City. CockroachDB is a distributed relational database that is scalable, survivable, and strongly consistent - hence the name. It combines the rich functionality of SQL with the horizontal scalability common to NoSQL offerings, and provides enterprise-grade disaster recovery. The company was founded in 2015 with a mission to Make Data Easy.
Thrive Here & What We Value* Emphasis on quality, innovation, diversity & inclusion* Flexible PTO policy, paid parental leave, competitive health insurance coverage* Collaborative work environment, learning & development budget, equal opportunity employer* Commitment to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, resilient data infrastructure* Mission-driven company culture, fast growth, high-quality software products* Candidate experience focus, technical training, education reimbursement* Relocation support, flexible hours, seamless delivery for apps* Workplace operations management, executive partnership

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