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EDB Sr. Sales Engineer (Databases) in Lansing, Michigan
A Little About Us
Innovative, collaborative minds wanted. The world loves Postgres. We envision a world where organizations thrive by harnessing the full power of Postgres, the world’s fastest growing and most loved and used open source database. Our mission is to enable data teams everywhere to harness the full power of Postgres, whether on premises or in the cloud, with high availability, reliability, scalability, and security.
We’re #1 in Postgres. We aspire to become #1 in Postgres AI. We’ve been major contributors to Postgres since the beginning and we are proud to call thousands of boundary-pushing customers our partners. Proud though we are, we are not resting on our laurels. There’s plenty of work to do. The good news is that everything we do will impact Postgres, which is to say that it will impact the world. No pressure.
EDB empowers organizations to take control of their data. As one of the leading contributors to the vibrant and fast-growing Postgres community, EDB is committed to driving innovation in AI, data and enterprise database technology. Our work is fueled by creative, dedicated people who are committed to help our customers and the community take Postgres everywhere. Join us!
*Candidate Note: This position is 100% remote for candidates based in Greater Atlanta area*
EDB is looking for a technically astute, motivated Sr. Sales Engineer to join our growing team of sales professionals. In particular, we are looking for an experienced Sales Engineer who has a strong developer background.
Are you an exceptionally technical sales professional? Maybe you’re a developer who loves to go deep on technical products and feature sets and seeks an opportunity to make an impact on the sales side. Either way, we want to speak with you!
Your impact will be:
Partner with EDB Account Executives in their selling efforts and become a trusted customer advocate
Conduct product proof-of-concepts from initial requirements gathering to successfully achieving objectives and success criteria through clear planning and methodical execution
Deliver technical product presentations, demonstrating core feature sets and key value propositions
Evangelize Postgres with developers to support EDB’s efforts to expand our footprint of and demand for Postgres in large enterprise customers
What you will bring:
5+ years of experience in the following areas:
Customer-Facing Skills
A proven capacity to deliver technical product presentations to technical audiences and executives alike
Proficiency demonstrating technical products and their feature sets
Database, Operating System, and Software Experience
Relational database experience (PostgreSQL, Oracle, DB2, MySQL, & SQL Server). Active use of, administration, development, using such database(s)
A deep understanding of relational database concepts
Database server tuning and debugging experience
Basic Linux OS system administration experience
Software installation and software troubleshooting experience
Development Know-How
Application development experience using Postgres or MongoDB
Database schema design and development
Excellent knowledge of SQL and SQL query writing, tuning, and debugging
Experience developing and implementing user-defined data types and functions in Postgres
A good understanding of database concepts such as high availability, scalability, performance trade-offs, and security
Cloud + Container Skills
Private/Public/Hybrid Clouds - AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware Cloud, and OpenStack, & Virtualization
Containers (Docker), Kubernetes, Microservices, PaaS (OpenShift, CloudFoundry) as used with databases
EDB is committed to supporting our employees' overall well being by offering a range of benefits and resources to promote a healthy work-life balance and wellness. We provide access to Modern Health to aid employees in health and wellness tips and practices, as well as Wellness Fridays extending to June 2024! Check out our career site for more information on perks and benefits and reach out to our Talent Acquisition team for region specific benefits.
We know it takes a unique mix of people and skills to help us in our mission to supercharge Postgres, and we understand that not everyone will check every box. We’d love to hear from you and we want you to apply!
EDB is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. EDB was built on a commitment to trust and respect each other and to embrace an array of people and ideas. These values remain at the center of our culture and are key to our company’s integrity.
EDB does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. EDB and its affiliates are not responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions, or any other similar payment related to unsolicited resumes or CVs except as required in a written signed agreement between EDB and the recruitment agency or party requesting payment of a fee.
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