Senior Sales Engineer - NYC - Coder
View Company Profile- Job Title
- Senior Sales Engineer - NYC
- Job Location
- New York
- Job Description
Coder is on a mission to build enterprise software that makes software developers’ lives easier and keeps them in flow. We are looking for a Senior Sales Engineer - NYC who will partner with Enterprise Account Executives to qualify, progress and close revenue opportunities with Fortune 500 customers for Coder’s self-hosted Cloud Development Environment platform.
What you will be doing:
Own the technical relationship with customers through pre-sales and lead or support post-sales (as we expand this function)
Demonstrate the Coder platform from both the end user (developer) and administrator points of view
Install the Coder platform on various cloud and on-premise Kubernetes and VM infrastructure
Partner with prospects to run POCs to help them realize the value of Coder
Become a subject matter expert in cloud development environments, and how they impact the developer experience and the business
Serve as the voice of the customer and provide product feedback to engineering
Submit feature requests and issues in our public and private Git repositories for follow-up and internal communication
Troubleshoot a customer's Coder deployment as well as networking and Kubernetes components
Contribute pull requests to Coder's documentation
Follow up with support tickets to ensure good customer experience
What you bring:
You have at least 5+ years of experience as a Sales Engineer, with proven success in the following areas:
Prospect and Customer-related Talent:
Strong customer facing skills including the ability to earn trust from technical contacts at our prospects while learning their current state challenges
Customer empathy which means you understand that the best technical solution may not always work for your customer’s workflows
Ability to translate technical challenges into business solutions on the fly and understand the politics of a prospect organization
Comfortable providing product demonstrations including architecture overviews to technical stakeholders
Have led detailed technical troubleshooting sessions until the issue is resolved
You understand how the Fortune 500 evaluates software, and the constraints they work under
Technical:
Deep foundational and working knowledge of Linux operating systems
3+ years of demonstrated experience with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
Experience working inside at least one of the following: AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure environments
3+ years of strong understanding of infrastructure-as-code tooling, specifically Terraform
Firm understanding of computer networking, specifically ingress controllers, proxies, and load balancers
Work Ethic:
Strong work ethic and can move fast in a startup environment
Player/coach mentality; someone who is coachable, and can coach members of the team
Willing to go outside the bounds of their job description and comfort zone
You are curious about technology and are constantly learning
You take initiative when something needs to be done, and you own the outcome
You are constantly looking for ways to add value to Coder
We will be really excited if you have the following:
A track record at both startup and mid-to-large software providers
Direct experience at a CI/CD, DevOps, Developer Tools software provider
You have worked in a developer platform team, platform engineering or you have worked closely with these teams
You have a Kubernetes certification
Interview Process
We believe that the interview process should be consistent and enjoyable. We hope to get through the interview process in two to three weeks if schedules allow. During this time, you will be able to meet a mix of individual contributors, managers, and leadership. If this position requires a take-home assessment, we will compensate you for your work and time after completion.
Coder is a Proud Equal Opportunity Employer
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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Coder Company Size
Between 50 - 200 employees
Coder Founded Year
2016
Coder Total Amount Raised
$82,803,424
Coder Funding Rounds
View funding detailsSeries B
$35,000,000 USD
Series B
$31,823,428 USD
Series A
$11,480,000 USD
Seed
$4,500,000 USD