Solutions Engineer

Planetscale

Remote
$160,000 - $250,000 usd py
Remote
Database systems expertise
Technical discovery and design
Customer-facing technical expert
Partner with Sales and Customer Engineering throughout the pre-sales and post-sales journey as the technical expert helping customers solve their most challenging database problems

Job Summary

  • Partner with Sales and Customer Engineering throughout the pre-sales and post-sales journey as the technical expert helping customers solve their most challenging database problems.
  • Design and execute proof of value timelines that deliver on agreed upon business outcomes and success criteria.
  • Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to advocate for customer needs and shape the platform.

Matching Summary

Partner with Sales and Customer Engineering throughout the pre-sales and post-sales journey as the technical expert helping customers solve their most challenging database problems.

Salary

$160,000 - $250,000 USD

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Database systems expertise
  • Technical discovery and design
  • Customer-facing technical expert
  • Python, Go, or JavaScript scripting
  • Technical content creation

Nice-to-have

  • AWS Database Migration Service
  • Vitess and distributed databases
  • Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures
  • Infrastructure-as-code tools
  • Open-source contributions

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on MySQL/PostgreSQL experience
  • Experience with a major cloud provider
  • Proven success in customer-facing technical roles
  • Strong understanding of database migration strategies
  • Experience evaluating database solutions

Work Rights

Not specified

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