Full-Time

Commercial Sales Engineer

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Datadog

Datadog

5,001-10,000 employees

Cloud monitoring and analytics solutions provider

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity

Compensation Overview

$80k - $106kAnnually

+ Variable Compensation

Junior, Mid

Boston, MA, USA

Hybrid workplace.

Category
Sales Engineering
Sales & Solution Engineering
Required Skills
Development Operations (DevOps)
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • Knowledgeable and experienced with DevOps monitoring or architecture tools.
  • Comfortable and confident in delivering technical presentations/demos to either external customers or internal teams.
  • Able to think creatively about a wide variety of challenges. You're going to find new things every day.
  • Previously experienced in systems administrations: Windows or Linux.
  • Able to sit up to 4 hours, traveling to and from client sites.
  • Able to travel via auto, train or air up to 25% of the time.
Responsibilities
  • Partner with the sales team to articulate the overall Datadog value proposition, vision and strategy to customers.
  • Continually learn new technology to build competitive knowledge, technical skill, and credibility.
  • Deliver product and technical presentations with potential clients.
  • Have a direct line of communication with the product team to collaborate on feature requests.
  • Help clients onboard the product and assist when they run into roadblocks.
  • Think creatively about a wide variety of technical challenges during the pre-sales life cycle.

Datadog provides tools for monitoring and managing IT infrastructure in the cloud. Their services help organizations across various industries, such as finance, healthcare, and technology, to ensure their IT systems run smoothly. Datadog's products include application performance monitoring, security monitoring, network monitoring, and log management, among others. These tools work by collecting data from different parts of an organization's IT environment, allowing users to analyze performance, detect issues, and optimize operations in real-time. Unlike many competitors, Datadog offers a subscription-based model that scales with the size of the client's operations, making it accessible for both small businesses and large enterprises. The company's goal is to provide comprehensive monitoring solutions that enhance the reliability and efficiency of IT systems.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$143.9M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2010

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

10%

1 year growth

47%

2 year growth

54%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for Kubernetes management boosts Datadog's market position.
  • Rising interest in cloud-native security aligns with Datadog's Cloud SIEM offering.
  • Expansion of IoT devices increases need for Datadog's robust IoT monitoring solutions.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging cloud monitoring startups may erode Datadog's market share.
  • Rapid AI advancements require Datadog to continuously innovate its offerings.
  • Economic downturns could reduce spending on IT infrastructure monitoring services.

What makes Datadog unique

  • Datadog offers comprehensive monitoring across servers, containers, and databases.
  • Their Cloud SIEM simplifies security investigations without needing specialized teams.
  • Datadog's Kubernetes Active Remediation provides end-to-end management of Kubernetes environments.

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