At a Glance
- Tasks: Collaborate with Enterprise customers to understand their data needs and deliver technical solutions.
- Company: Join Fivetran, a leader in data automation, now partnered with dbt Labs.
- Benefits: Remote work, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with a focus on innovation and customer success.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of data technology and help businesses unlock their data potential.
- Qualifications: Fluent in German with 5+ years in sales engineering or data replication.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.
About Us: Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission: helping organizations unlock the full value of their data. Together, we’re delivering the data infrastructure layer that helps organizations move, transform, and trust their data — from the moment data moves, through every transformation, to the context teams and AI systems rely on. Fivetran helps organizations automate data movement across the systems, clouds, engines, and tools they rely on. dbt Labs pioneered analytics engineering, helping teams transform data into reliable, governed insights. Together, we support thousands of organizations as they build a trusted foundation for analytics, AI, and better business decisions.
As we bring our teams and technology together, we’re building on the strengths of both companies while continuing to deliver the products and experiences our customers know and trust. It’s an exciting time to join us: we’re creating a company with the scale, talent, and technology to help more organizations put their data to work with greater speed, confidence, and impact.
During this transition period, you may see references to both Fivetran and dbt Labs throughout our recruiting process as we integrate our teams, systems, and career sites.
About the Role: Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies. We’re looking for a talented German speaking Senior Sales Engineer to join our Enterprise sales team. As an Enterprise Sales Engineer, you will work closely with our sales team to understand our Enterprise customers’ complex business needs and showcase how Fivetran’s data replication solutions can help them achieve their desired business outcomes. You will be responsible for providing technical expertise, identifying technical requirements, and ensuring a successful proof-of-value throughout the sales cycle. This is a full-time remote position based out of the United Kingdom.
Technologies You’ll Use: AWS, GCP, Azure, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, New Relic, Linux, Windows, Python, Java.
What You’ll Do:
- Work with Enterprise customers to understand their business, their use cases, and their data replication requirements.
- Develop and deliver technical presentations to Enterprise audiences.
- Ensure the technical win by running an organized proof-of-value process.
- Work closely with multiple cross-functional organizations driving change and improvements to Fivetran as a whole.
- Work closely with multiple Sales representatives, while maintaining a high level of customer focus and technical excellence.
- Stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and trends in our industry.
- Assist team members in advanced technical or business roadblocks.
Skills We’re Looking For:
- Native/Professional Proficiency in German.
- 5+ years in data replication, sales engineering, or related technical field.
- Strong technical background covering database replication, cloud infrastructure, and data replication technologies with some form of hands-on experience.
- Experience with modern data analytics technologies, including cloud data warehouses, transformation tooling, data catalogs, and BI tools.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with a keen ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Experience with Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, and NoSQL databases.
- Hands-on experience with other data replication or ETL tools.
- Experience with self-hosted software applications and supporting infrastructure.
- Hands-on networking experience both in the cloud and on-premise.
Bonus Skills:
- Experience developing partner relationships.
- Specialized expertise in security posture.
- Experience with self-hosted and SaaS software applications.
- Hands-on experience with DBT.
- Docker/Podman/Kubernetes experience.
Senior Sales Engineer, Enterprise - German Speaking employer: Fivetran
Fivetran is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and growth of its employees, offering competitive perks such as 100% employer-paid medical insurance and generous PTO policies. With a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation, employees are encouraged to develop their skills and advance their careers while making a meaningful impact in the Public Sector. Join us in the UK to be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to transforming data and analytics.
