Senior Sales Engineer, Commercial
Listed on 2026-01-09
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IT/Tech
Data Engineer
From Fivetran 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 RoleFivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies.
We're looking for a talented Senior Sales Engineer to join our Commercial sales team. As a Commercial Sales Engineer, you will work closely with our sales team to understand our Commercial customers' complex business needs and showcase how Fivetrans data replication solutions can help them achieve their desired business outcomes. You will be responsible for providing technical expertise, identifying technical requirements, and ensuring a successful proof‑of‑value throughout the sales cycle.
This is a full‑time, hybrid position based out of our Denver, CO or Oakland, CA offices. Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in‑person collaboration, including two days in the office each week to connect and build as a team.
Technologies You’ll UseAWS, GCP, Azure, Snowflake, Big Query, Databricks, New Relic, Linux, Windows, Python, Java
What You’ll Do- Work with Commercial customers to understand their business, their use cases, and their data replication requirements
- Develop and deliver technical presentations to Commercial audiences
- Ensure the technical win by running an organized proof‑of‑value process
- Work closely with multiple cross‑fuctional organizations driving change and improvements to Fivetran as a whole
- Work closely with multiple Sales representatives, while maintaining a high level of customer focus and technical excellence
- Stay up‑to‑date on the latest technologies and trends in our industry
- Assist team members in advanced technical or business roadblocks
- 4+ years in data replication, sales engineering, or related technical field
- Strong technical background covering database replication, cloud infrastructure, and data replication technologies with some form of hands on experience
- Experience with modern data analytics technologies, including cloud data warehouses, transformation tooling, data catalogs, and BI tools
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with a keen ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
- Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills
- Experience with Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, and No
SQL databases - Hands on experience with other data replication or ETL tools
- Experience with self‑hosted software applications and supporting infrastructure
- Hands on networking experience both in the cloud and on‑premise
- Experience developing partner relationships
- Specialized expertise in security posture
- Experience with self‑hosted and SaaS software applications
- Hands on experience with DBT
Dollar compensation range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire compensation for the target position and level, and may include sales incentives or target bonuses depending on the role. Our compensation ranges are determined by role, level and location. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Within the range, individual compensation is determined by additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, relevant education or training, business need, market demands.
The compensation range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your location during the hiring process.
Denver Pay Range: $ — $ USD
OTE (On Target Earning): $34,073.05 — $42,591.32 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
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