Singlestore

Solutions Engineer

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Position Overview

Solution Engineers (SEs) at SingleStore are solving some of the most cutting-edge technical challenges in today’s data-driven world. When customers evaluate SingleStore, SEs are their trusted technical experts who evaluate, identify, and demonstrate how SingleStore can solve their mission-critical business needs. As key contributors to our sales organization, Solution Engineers add tremendous value to the customer journey and directly impact company growth and revenue.

In this role, you will be responsible for identifying the technical requirements necessary to deliver business value for our Fortune 1,000 customers. Working in partnership with Enterprise Account Executives, you will help to acquire new customers and expand existing accounts. You will do this by leveraging your technical skill set and business acumen to understand complex solutions and create high-quality demos that resonate with our customers.

Role and Responsibilities

Partner with Account Executives to close new business (logos) and expand existing accounts

Design, develop, and deploy Proofs of Concept (POCs) with prospective customers 

Drive the technical evaluation stage of the sales cycle, acting as the technical lead/subject matter expert (query tuning, load testing, etc.)

Partner with internal teams (Product, Engineering, etc.) to share feedback on customer needs and requests

Required Skills and Experience

Fluency in English and Native German

Experience successfully selling enterprise technologies, preferably databases, distributed systems, or similar products 

Firm understanding of distributed database fundamentals, including both analytic and transactional processing 

Expertise executing POCs, with experience designing and deploying complex technologies into existing customer environments

In-Depth understanding of data platforms, including various competitive products, 5 years minimum (Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, MongoDB, Snowflake, Databricks, etc.)

Familiarity with cloud and containerized environments, deployment and orchestration (including Kubernetes) 

Proficient programming skills in Python, Java, or other programming languages 

Ability to travel within the region and internationally

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or other technical field

SingleStore delivers the cloud-native database with the speed and scale to power the world’s data-intensive applications. With a distributed SQL database that introduces simplicity to your data architecture by unifying transactions and analytics, SingleStore empowers digital leaders to deliver exceptional, real-time data experiences to their customers. SingleStore is venture-backed and headquartered in San Francisco with offices in San Francisco, Raleigh, Seattle, Boston, London, Lisbon, Bangalore, Dublin and Kyiv.

Consistent with our commitment to diversity & inclusion, we value individuals with the ability to work on diverse teams and with a diverse range of people.

To all recruitment agencies: SingleStore does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to SingleStore employees. SingleStore is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with the Company.

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Req ID: SLS00309
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  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Solutions Engineer role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Singlestore?
  3. Which of Data Analysis, Human Resources and MySQL have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you stay organised and communicate clearly when working remotely?

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  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
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I am interested in the Solutions Engineer role because I can bring practical experience in Data Analysis, Human Resources and MySQL, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Singlestore needs from this hire.

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