Astronomer · 7 hours ago
Sales Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
$200K/yr - $250K/yr
2+ years expAstronomer is a company that empowers data teams to enhance their software and analytics capabilities through its unified DataOps platform. As a Sales Engineer, you will guide clients in deploying data workflows and influence product development by providing feedback from customer interactions.
AnalyticsBig DataData IntegrationMachine LearningSoftware
Responsibilities
Solve Real-World Problems: Design and implement proof-of-concept solutions that help customers tackle real data challenges, from concept to production
Be a Trusted Advisor: Conduct demos and provide technical guidance to engineering teams, showing them how our platform can transform their workflows
Drive Community Impact: Contribute to the Apache Airflow community by creating technical content and best practices, positioning Astronomer as a thought leader in workflow orchestration
Influence Product Direction: Act as a liaison by gathering field insights and providing critical feedback to the Product team to shape the future of our platform
Develop and Grow: Become an expert in Airflow, workflow orchestration, and the data engineering landscape as you collaborate across departments and work on impactful projects
Qualification
Required
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
2+ years in a Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Consulting or similar role within the data space, ideally with experience in modern data tools like Snowflake, Databricks, Fivetran, or Tableau
Strong verbal and written communication skills to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
A genuine desire to understand customer needs, patience, and empathy to support them through challenges
Eagerness to learn and experiment with new technical concepts, tools, and approaches to stay ahead in the data industry
Preferred
Hands-on Python scripting skills for data pipeline support
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)
Benefits
Equity component
Company
Astronomer
Astronomer is a data orchestration platform built on Apache Airflow, enabling teams to build, run, and monitor data pipelines at scale.
201-500 employees
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2023 (5)
2022 (9)
2021 (1)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$377.8MKey Investors
Bain Capital VenturesInsight PartnersSierra Ventures
2025-05-01Series D· $93M
2022-03-23Series C· $213M
2021-01-29Series B· $43.6M
Leadership Team
Pete DeJoy
CEO, Co-Founder
Steven Hillion
VP, Data & ML
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