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Senior Sales Engineer

Atlan · United States

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Posted
8d ago

Still open · checked 1h agoon Atlan's careers page

What Atlan sells

Gives AI the business context it lacks

Companies spend a lot of money on AI, but much of it fails once it goes live. The AI does not understand the business context behind its data, like what the numbers really mean. Atlan gives the AI that missing context, so businesses can trust what the AI tells them.

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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
Open 8 days.
Company hiring
This is their only open sales role.

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

Technical sales engineer supporting AEs on Atlan's strategic enterprise deals. Runs discovery with AI, data platform and architecture teams, and builds POCs and demos for the AI context layer product.

Enterprise

Selling motion

Not stated in the posting.

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
AI teams, data platform teams and enterprise architectsIn their words: “Discovery across AI teams building agents, data platform teams and enterprise architects, often in the same deal.”
Company size:
Enterprise

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
WHO WE ARE Atlan is building the context layer for enterprise AI. Enterprises are pouring money into AI and most of it dies in production because the AI does not understand the business context around the data. That is the problem Atlan solves. Gartner has named context the defining issue in enterprise AI, and calls context graphs the essential infrastructure for AI agents, naming Atlan one of three vendors already building it. We are also the only vendor named a Leader across all four major Gartner and Forrester evaluations for data catalogs, data governance and metadata management, the foundation the context layer runs on. Come build the infrastructure that AI runs on. Senior Sales Engineer - North America What You’ll Own - The technical win on Atlan’s most strategic enterprise deals, partnering with Account Executives. - Discovery across AI teams building agents, data platform teams and enterprise architects, often in the same deal. - Solutions that prove something real in production, not just in the demo, including when the standard path is blocked. - Hands-on building: POCs, demos, prototype agents and your own tooling. Managers here ask “what did you build this week?” - Keeping pace as the category, the Agentic Development Lifecycle and our product change week to week. What Makes You a Match - 5+ years of experience, including time in a customer-facing technical role (FDE, SE, Solutions Architect or founding engineer). - A practitioner background, such as data science, ML or data engineering, so you’ve lived the problems our buyers have. - Recent hands-on work with LLMs and agents, and an understanding of how agents retrieve data and use context. - You’re a builder who wants to be in front of customers during the sales cycle, not just on long post-sales builds. - High agency, comfort with ambiguity and good judgment on what’s worth building. Bonus - Founding SE or FDE experience, or time at an early-stage AI or infrastructure startup selling into enterprise. - Experience with vector databases, retrieval or semantic layers. - A career that has crossed sides, for example data science at an enterprise and then a customer-facing role at an AI vendor. Atlan is committed to transparent, fair and equitable compensation practices. This role is also eligible for equity and Atlan’s full benefits package. Actual compensation is based on factors including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, and relevant certifications and specialized training. WHY ATLAN? Joining Atlan means being part of a global movement to help data teams do their life’s best work. Here’s what you can expect: - Competitive Compensation: We benchmark at the top of the market and keep compensation simple: strong base salary, performance‑based variable pay, and impact‑driven equity (for most roles), so your total rewards grow in step with the value you create over time. - AI Native Culture: Atlan is where AI-native builders come to build the systems the future of work will run on. AI isn’t an add-on, it’s woven into how we build, think, and work every day, empowering every Atlanian to move faster and create a bigger impact. - Health & Wellness: From Day‑1 health, dental, vision, and mental health to flexible health stipends, we design benefits offerings that lead in each country we're in. - Flexible Time Off & Leave Policies: We trust you to own your energy: flexible time off and modern leave so you can unplug properly, support yourself and your loved ones, and come back ready to drive an impact. - Accelerated Growth & Learning: Develop at an uncommon velocity through cutting-edge tech, complex implementations, and an experienced team that values mastery. - Global, Remote-First, High-Trust: Work from anywhere with a diverse team across 15+ countries, in a trust-first, async environment that gives you true flexibility and ownership over how you work. More About Us Atlan is building the shared context layer that enterprises need so AI can operate on trusted, governed context. The conversation has moved from data leaders asking: “Can we trust the data in our stack?” to businesses asking: “Can we trust AI inside the business?” We are the missing infrastructure for businesses becoming AI-forward - the connective tissue between their data stack, operational systems, and AI agents. To learn more, visit www.atlan.com http://www.atlan.com and follow us on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlan-hq/posts/?feedView=all Equal Opportunity Employer Atlan is committed to building an inclusive, diverse, and authentic workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Recruitment Fraud Alert Your safety is important to us. Be cautious of recruiting emails from domains other than @atlan.com http://atlan.com. If you're ever unsure about a communication, don't click any links — visit atlan.com/careers http://atlan.com/careers directly for confirmed position openings. Atlan will never ask candidates to make a payment to apply for or obtain a position. We also will never request financial information, passwords, or other sensitive information from candidates. If you receive a communication that you believe may not be legitimate, do not send money or sensitive information. Please report the same on privacy@atlan.com.
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