engineering
Posted Apr 28Sales Engineer
at Astronomer
San Francisco, United StatesRemote
Requirements
- Astronomer empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, and AI to life and is the company behind Astro, the industry-leading unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®.
- Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and powers data-driven applications.
- This role is ideal for someone who wants to make a visible impact while growing into an expert in workflow orchestration and Apache Airflow.
- WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE: - Data Engineering Know-How: Familiarity with core data engineering concepts including orchestration, ELT, Git, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), with hands-on
- experience or working knowledge of Apache Airflow in a customer environment. -
- experience in modern data tools like Snowflake, Databricks, Fivetran, or Tableau. - Effective Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences. - Curiosity and Customer Empathy: A genuine desire to understand customer needs, patience, and empathy to support them through challenges. - Drive to Innovate: Eagerness to learn and experiment with new technical concepts, tools, and approaches to stay ahead in the data industry.
- Experience with open-source data tools. - Background in designing data workflows in a production environment. - Customer-facing
- experience in a technical or consultative role. -
- Experience working with Command Line Interfaces (CLI).
Experience
- Experience and Expertise: 2+ years in a Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Consulting or similar role within the data space, ideally with
Benefits
- BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE: - Hands-on Python scripting skills for data pipeline support. -
- The estimated total compensation for this role ranges from $200,000 - $250,000, along with an equity component.
- Actual compensation may deviate from this range based on skills, experience, and qualifications. #LI-Remote At Astronomer, we value diversity.
- We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.