Senior Sales Engineer - East

WEKA

$250K — $280K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in a technical sales or engineering role
  • Deep understanding of high-performance IO workloads
  • Extensive background with distributed parallel file systems like NFS and SMB
  • Strong knowledge of Linux OS
  • Familiarity with data center networking principles
  • Experience in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

  • Educate customers on technical aspects of WEKA's solutions
  • Support evaluations and configure systems to meet client needs
  • Deliver compelling technical presentations and product demos
  • Feedback customer insights to R&D and product teams
  • Act as a trusted technical adviser, reviewing client progress and suggesting enhancements
  • Become a subject matter expert on WEKA and its ecosystem
  • Lead responses to RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation and best practices

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
  • 401(K) retirement savings plan
  • Flexible time off policy
  • Paid sick leave and FMLA-related leaves
  • Potential for additional leave based on company policy
Full Job Description
The East regional Sales Engineer will join our rapidly growing sales organization. Being a WEKA Sales Engineer will require you to partner with customers, understanding their needs and requirements, helping them to leverage the value and performance that WEKA can provide to their business and applications.

Responsibilities:
  • Meet with customers and partners to educate them on the technical aspects of WEKA
  • Assist with evaluations and system configurations
  • Build and deliver technical product and architecture presentations and demos
  • Become the advocate for WEKA customers and bring feedback back to the R&D and product management organizations
  • Become a technical adviser to your customers and periodically review their status and inform on possible improvements
  • Become an SME on WEKA and its ecosystem
  • Contribute or lead responses to RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs
  • Help in the creation and maintenance of Q&A's, best practices, and other technical documentation
  • This is a Hands-on position
    Requirements:
  • Familiar with high performance IO workloads
  • Extensive filesystems system background - Experience with NFS, SMB and distributed parallel file systems
  • Strong Linux OS knowledge
  • Data Center networking understanding
  • Experience with performance demonstrations and analysis
  • Prior experience in working at a start-up company - an advantage
  • Experience with running workloads in cloud hypervisors such as AWS, Azure, OCI or GCP
  • Scripting abilities - an advantage
  • Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills

The WEKA Way:
  • We are Accountable: We take full ownership, always-even when things don't go as planned. We lead with integrity, show up with responsibility & ownership, and hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards.
  • We are Brave: We question the status quo, push boundaries, and take smart risks when needed. We welcome challenges and embrace debates as opportunities for growth, turning courage into fuel for innovation.
  • We are Collaborative: True collaboration isn't only about working together. It's about lifting one another up to succeed collectively. We are team-oriented and communicate with empathy and respect. We challenge each other and conduct positive conflict resolution. We are being transparent about our goals and results. And together, we're unstoppable.
  • We are Customer Centric: Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We actively listen and prioritize the success of our customers, and every decision we make is driven by how we can better serve, support, and empower them to succeed. When our customers win, we win.

USA Residents Only: The OTE hiring wage range for this position which the Company reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position in the specified geographic areas or locations, is $250,000-280,000. Final compensation will be dependent on various factors relevant to the position and candidate such as geographical location, candidate qualifications, certifications, relevant job-related work experience, education, skillset and other relevant business and organizational factors, consistent with applicable law. In addition, the position may include some of the following comprehensive benefits such Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401(K), Flexible Time off (FTO), sick time, leave of absence as per the FMLA and other relevant leave laws.

Concerned that you don't meet every qualification above?

Studies have shown that women and people of color may be less likely to apply for jobs if they don't meet every qualification specified. At WEKA, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this position but are concerned that your past work experience doesn't match up perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway - you may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at WEKA.

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