Job brief: Senior Security Sales Engineer

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Datadog's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (5 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-08.
• The apply link opens careers.datadoghq.com, the address Datadog's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $149,000 to $198,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Remote · California, USA, Remote; Colorado, USA, Remote; Washington, USA, Remote · Remote - California · Remote - Colorado +7
• Posted: 2026-08-19 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• 7+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or a technical customer-facing role within an enterprise environment

Conditions

• Willingness to travel as needed to support customer engagements

Main duties

• Own the sales process in partnership with Account Executives by leading and shaping the technical strategy across opportunities from PG to Closed Won
• Lead customer discovery to uncover technical challenges, business goals, and success criteria, then translate those needs into tailored Datadog solutions and…
• Deliver engaging product demos, technical presentations, and solution workshops that connect platform capabilities to customer outcomes for diverse stakehold…
• Contribute to product direction through active participation in structured product and engineering field feedback sessions, bringing field insights and custo…
• Drive operational excellence by ensuring activity, deal progress, and customer interactions are accurately documented and up to date in related systems

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for sales jobs across the U.S.: $150k a year (712 listings, 59 employers). This listing is 16% higher.
• Across Datadog's 218 open listings, 53% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Datadog hires

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