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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Ask hard questionsToo 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.
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.
What are the base and the OTE for this role?
No point investing hours before you know the number.
- 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.
Where does pipeline come from: inbound, SDRs, or me?
Tells you how much of your week is prospecting versus selling.
- 5.
How long is ramp, and what's the quota during it?
Full quota on day one means you start behind.
- 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.
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.
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.
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
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
Compensation
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.