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Lead Sales Engineer, Strategic Accounts - West

Amplitude · Remote · US

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Posted
2d ago

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What Amplitude sells

Shows teams how customers really use their apps

Companies build apps and websites, but they need to know how people use them. Amplitude shows teams what customers do inside those products. Product, marketing, and engineering teams can use that to make them better.

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The Braun Read

Ask hard questions

Too much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Shares 1 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
Pipeline
Doesn't say where pipeline comes from. Ask.
Time on market
Brand new.
Company hiring
3 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  2. 2.

    What are the base and the OTE for this role?

    No point investing hours before you know the number.

  3. 3.

    What's the annual quota, and how was it set?

    A quota built from real data is a target. Otherwise it's a hope.

  4. 4.

    Where does pipeline come from: inbound, SDRs, or me?

    Tells you how much of your week is prospecting versus selling.

  5. 5.

    How long is ramp, and what's the quota during it?

    Full quota on day one means you start behind.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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The role

Sales engineer supporting AEs on strategic accounts in the West. You run discovery, build demos and proofs of concept, and lead technical wins for Amplitude's analytics, experimentation, and audiences products.

Strategic · Mixed

Selling motion

Mixed

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Product, marketing and analytics leaders, engineering teamsIn their words: “You'll have the opportunity to meet with Product and Marketing leaders, Analytics owners, Engineering teams from some of the most exciting brands on the planet.”
Company size:
Strategic

Pipeline expectations

Not stated in the posting.

Compensation

The posting doesn't list pay.

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
Amplitude is the leading AI analytics platform, helping over 5,200 customers—including Atlassian, Burger King, NBCUniversal, and Square—build better products and digital experiences. With powerful AI Agents embedded across our platform, teams can analyze, test, and optimize user experiences faster than ever. Ranked #1 across multiple categories in G2’s Winter 2026 Report, Amplitude is the best-in-class solution for product, data, and marketing teams. Learn more at amplitude.com http://amplitude.com. As an organization, we deliver for our customers by living our values. We operate from a place of humility, take ownership of problems and successes, approach challenges with a growth mindset, and put our customers at the center of everything we do. As an Amplitude Lead Sales Engineer, Strategic Accounts, you will help lead our prospects and customers to understand the power of the Amplitude platform to transform their digital product experiences, experiment on their digital properties and retarget their customers. You’ll have the opportunity to meet with Product and Marketing leaders, Analytics owners, Engineering teams from some of the most exciting brands on the planet. You will help drive business and technical discovery sessions, and lead winning proofs of concept and creatively position Amplitude’s value in the context of their business. You’ll be the face of Amplitude to some of the world’s most interesting and innovative businesses. Lead Sales Engineer, Strategic Accounts are the voice of the market internally at Amplitude. Successful candidates must demonstrate a track record of developing and maintaining relationships with technical stakeholders both internally and externally. It’s a rewarding job where you will have a direct influence on our revenue and growth trajectory. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate that they live the Amplitude values of humility, ownership and a growth mindset. They will also need to concretely demonstrate their technical acumen. As a Lead Sales Engineer, Strategic Accounts (SE), you will: - Develop deep and lasting relationships with technical stakeholders at some of Amplitude’s largest customers and prospects - Function as subject matter expert on Amplitude’s suite of products including product analytics, experimentation and audiences - Couple your product expertise and competitive knowledge with your strong sales acumen to proactively and accurately identify pain and decision criteria and define the appropriate solution tied to tied to the desired business outcomes - Own the development of custom presentations, demonstrations, and prototypes of Amplitude’s solution, leveraging AI tools where appropriate while independently validating technical accuracy to articulate use-cases and value to prospective customers across all verticals to secure the technical win - Work closely in your day to day with account executives, product managers, product development, and customer success to ensure a seamless buying experience for our potential customers - Support trial periods with potential customers to ensure they are effectively learning and engaging with the platform - Become an in-house expert in Amplitude’s product and stay up-to-date on product releases and new features, assist in training new SE team hires, and other Sales team members - Document and communicate product feedback and new requirements from the field back to our product management team to help drive our roadmap - As needed, travel to customer on-sites to deliver demos and presentations to build strong customer relationships You'll be a great addition to the team if: - You have 7 years+ (Seven years or more) of software pre-sales / sales engineering experience - You are eager to raise the bar for Solutions / Sales Engineering at Amplitude - You have a history of developing and deepening relationships with your customers - You want to work with other high performers - You demonstrate strong technical acumen and practical AI fluency, with hands-on experience using AI tools in everyday sales engineering workflows. You can critically validate AI outputs, protect sensitive customer information, and explain AI capabilities, limitations, and enterprise considerations to technical stakeholders and executives. - You have a background in cloud infrastructure, product analytics, marketing analytics, data analysis, experimentation and/or have hands-on experience with SQL and BI Tools - You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, you are comfortable with public speaking and willing to invest in personal development to help you become a trusted expert in the eyes of our future customers - You are excited to work with high-performing, highly-collaborative, highly-communicative coworkers OUR VALUES: At Amplitude, our values guide how we show up for one another and for our customers: - Humility: We operate from a place of empathy and openness, seeking to understand many points of view. - Ownership: We take the initiative to solve problems that drive our shared company success. - Growth Mindset: We’re tenacious in the face of challenges and seek feedback in order to grow ourselves and others. - Customer Centricity: We put the customer at the center of everything we do and are deeply committed to their success. We care about the well-being of our team: We offer competitive pay and benefits packages that reflect our commitment to the health and well-being of our Ampliteers. Some of our benefit programs include: - Excellent M edical, D ental and V ision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee Medical, Dental, Vision on select plans - 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match of up to 1% of your eligible pay each pay period up to $2,000 annually - Flexible time off, p aid holidays, and more - Generous stipends to spend on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness (monthly), commuter transit/parking (monthly), learning and development (quarterly), new hire home office equipment, and much more - Excellent Parental benefits including : 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, Back-up Child Care support - Mental health and wellness benefits including no cost employee access to Modern Health coaching & therapy sessions - Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) Other fun facts about Amplitude: - Our customers love us! They've said we're the #1 product analytics solution https://www.g2.com/categories/product-analytics/enterprise for 23 quarters in a row on G2. - We care a lot about product innovation. We've made significant investments in talent and infrastructure to build the most powerful AI analytics platform on the market. - We invest in our people. We offer mentorship programs, management training, and wellness initiatives. - We give back to our communities. We give every Ampliteer a charitable giving grant and paid volunteer time off. - We were founded in 2012, went public via a direct listing in September 2021, and are now trading under the ticker $AMPL. - We’re a global and fast-growing team! We have employees around the world and offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York, Vancouver, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo. - Our mascot is Data Monster, who loves to chow down on numbers, charts, and graphs. Nom nom. By applying for this job, you acknowledge that Amplitude processes your personal data in accordance with the Amplitude Applicant Privacy Notice https://amplitude.com/job-applicant-privacy-notice.
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