I have a software engineering background. what are the steps i need to take in order move into sales engineer for the next 9-12 months? I’m based in NYC, feel free to PM me and would love to connect!
What technologies do you want to be an SE for? If Google- I think they're much more open to those in other backgrounds making the switch. Or look at developer advocate for Google cloud. Great good if you know coffee & are ok in front of people.
i came from a web background but i’m open to transition into cloud and other tech realm. my motivation is more of growing myself. I found a ceiling in swe and it’s not the direction I want to grow in my career. I’m also passionate about personal dev so I definitely love building relationships with customers or there and love connecting with people
Google cloud is hiring a bunch. Look for they Customer Engineer roles. You may also for their developer advocate role if you have any teaching ability.
Google cloud might consider you. Assuming you can talk to customers. As for those asking why you'd switch. It's simple. In sales promotions are faster, comp is better, and you don't need to live in the Bay area. It's totally possible to get 3-450k/year in Austin, Atlanta, Chicago,...etc. 450k in those cities is like 600k in Bay area
@AWASU7 300-450k sounds more like account executive role than an SE... SE is typically 70/80% base and 20% comp but what you described sounds more of a high end of the comp. where are you based? would love to connect with you offline
Just apply
SE comp is about $200k to $300k depending on if you hit your number, regional SE vs. Major Accts, etc. but the good thing is you can live away from the big cities, and quality of life is good.
To prep for the demo, get coaching from a current SE at that company to learn the vocabulary, and make sure you know as much about your "customer" as possible. The job is not about showing off your knowledge, it's about solving the customer's problems. The more you focus on that, the better your presentation will be.
There are Hunter and Farmer SE gigs. Good hunters live for multipliers (over quota). Greenfield (new biz) is usually hunter; whereas legacy stuff (think Cisco, VMware) have existing customers they keep selling to (farming).
Just at google dwq. At salesforce they r both
Y tho
because I know myself well that i’d be better at sales than engineering, and it’s also a skill I need to develop as an entrepreneur. knowing my customers/user well is more important