Sales Engineer - Minnesota

About the role

The Sales Engineer lives and works in the intersection between sales and engineering. The ideal candidate must be able to articulate technology and product positioning at the executive, business and technical levels. Sales Engineers are the primary technical support for the sales force and are responsible for actively driving and managing the technology evaluation stage of the sales process. They are there to ensure success with all Harness customers and strategize with their sales counterparts to steer customers to a commercial relationship.

Responsibilities

• World class presentation skills in delivering presentations/demos of our platform
• Able to work with customers directly to debug common errors
• Capable of understanding and articulating technology value propositions
• Drive complex technical engagements with customers to prove the value of Harness solutions

Requirements

• Strong cloud knowledge, worked with infrastructure automation such as Terraform
• Active development experience, prior background as a developer, or experience working with developers in a DevOps role
• Capable of responding to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs
• Capable of conveying customer requirements to Engineering teams
• Capable of traveling throughout a sales territory with minimal restrictions and occasionally on short notice

Qualifications

• A valid authorization to work in the U.S.

Skills

• Exceptional presentation skills
• Technical expertise in software delivery platforms
• Experience in cloud computing and infrastructure automation
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
• Quarterly Harness TGIF-Off / 4 days
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team-building events
• Recharge & Reset Program
• Monthly internet reimbursement
• Commute benefits

Pay

$220,000 - $290,000 OTE

Schedule

Remote based out of Minnesota