2025-10-10
Fivetran
Other
/yr
employee
contract
Oakland
California
94612
United States
Position Title: Senior Sales Engineer - Commercial
From Fivetrans 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. Were proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.
About the Role
Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies.
Were 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 Youll Use
AWS, GCP, Azure, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, New Relic, Linux, Windows, Python, Java
What Youll 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 roadblocksÂ
Skills Were Looking For
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 NoSQL 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
Bonus Skills
Experience developing partner relationships
Specialized expertise in security postureÂ
Experience with self-hosted and SaaS software applications
Hands on experience with DBT
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Th 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. Â 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.
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Perks and Benefits
*May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information
Click here to learn more about Fivetran's Benefits by Region.
Were honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, were proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream. Read about us in Forbes.  Â
Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people and our communities.
To learn more about Fivetrans culture and what its like to be part of the team, click here and enjoy our video.
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