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Enterprise Core Sales Engineer - Midwest

Samsara
Remote - US (Midwest, not eligible in SF Bay, NYC, or DC metros)Updated 7d ago
On-target earnings
$139k–$185k
Published OTE range
Location
Remote - US (Midwest, not eligible in SF Bay, NYC, or DC metros)
Remote eligibility
Employment
Full-time
Senior
Role family
Sales
B2B SaaS
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About the job

About the role

As an Enterprise Sales Engineer at Samsara, you will split your time between supporting senior-level sellers to grow existing customers or win new ones, and contributing as a senior resource to the SE Team. You will be highly accountable for each technical sale, requiring strong storytelling, objection handling, custom workarounds, advanced integrations, and extensive hands-on experience. You will also source and deliver product information, test alpha products/features, manage projects, and build process improvements and automation to scale the SE Team. This role carries a quota.

In this role, you will

  • Conduct product demonstrations and facilitate live proof-of-concept trials for prospective customers.
  • Work closely with Product Management to help develop the Samsara platform.
  • Demonstrate the value proposition of Samsara’s products and services on-site, remotely, or at field events.
  • Respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs.
  • Remain highly available to Sales and cross-functional teams, contributing to SE Team enablement.
  • Champion Samsara’s cultural principles.

Minimum requirements

  • Bachelor’s of Science degree from a 4-year accredited university.
  • 5+ years of experience in a pre-sales technical role, customer success, or customer/product support capacity.
  • Ability to influence stakeholders based on technical sales acumen.
  • Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
  • Previous experience managing hardware and/or software product evaluations.
  • Basic understanding of electronics and electrical systems.
  • Experience with technical consulting, cloud software, cloud-connected hardware, computer networking, business systems integration, automation and control systems.
  • Working knowledge of integration standards and transports (XML, REST, SOAP, EDI, etc.).
  • Experience integrating with RESTful APIs between SaaS applications.
  • Must be located within and authorized to work in the United States.

Ideal candidate also has

  • Bachelor’s of Science degree or advanced education in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.
  • Work experience in task automation scripting and transferring data between systems using Bash, Python, JavaScript, or equivalent language.
  • Work experience building solutions leveraging open APIs.
  • Understanding of vehicle diagnostic systems, including Controller Area Networks (CAN bus) and Power Take Off (PTO) applications.
  • Hobbyist interest in electronic systems.
  • Consistent track record of success selling complex technical solutions through strategic sales cycles.

Compensation and benefits

Annual OTE salary range: $139,400—$184,500 USD. Total rewards include base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles), a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more.

Application instructions

Apply through the Samsara careers page. For accommodations, email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com.

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