Sales Engineer (Customer Success)

Datadog · Denver, Colorado, USA · Commercial & Mid-Market Sales Engineering · listed September 17, 2026

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The shape of it

Seniority
Entry level
Experience asked
1+ years
Where
Hybrid
Stated pay
$80,000 – $106,000 USD
Requirements listed
10
Length
747 words

In the posting’s own words

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 it asks for · 10

  • Has 1 year or more of experience in a technical sales and/or post-sales role
  • Has working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, modern application architectures, observability, and/or DevOps technologies
  • Enjoys collaborating and teaming up with others
  • Demonstrates strong written and oral communication skills
  • Comfortable and confident in delivering technical presentations & demos
  • Can multi-task, manage time well, and be responsive to others
  • Curious, adaptable, and eager to continually learn and expand technical expertise
  • Enjoys a hybrid office culture and spending time in-person at our Denver office
  • Able to sit for up to 4 hours while traveling to and from client sites
  • Able to travel via auto, train, or air up to 15% of the time

What the job covers

  • Partner with the Customer Success team to articulate Datadog's value proposition, vision, and technical strategy throughout the sales cycle.
  • Continually learn new technologies to build competitive knowledge, technical skill, and credibility
  • Deliver value-driven product and technical presentations to Datadog customers
  • Have a direct line of communication with the product team to collaborate on feature requests
  • Help clients onboard the product and assist when they run into roadblocks
  • Think creatively to solve a wide variety of technical challenges throughout the sales cycle

Tools and skills named

Cloud & infra
  • Datadog5×
  • Observability
Go to market
  • Customer success
Models & research
  • Evaluations
Ways of working
  • Cross-functional

Words the posting leans on

  • technical9×
  • customer6×
  • sales6×
  • product5×
  • partners3×
  • skills3×
  • value3×
  • and/or2×
  • build2×
  • client2×
  • communication2×
  • continually learn2×
  • enjoys2×
  • feature2×
  • hybrid2×
  • knowledge2×

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