Enterprise Sales Engineer, Consumer Business Services
Sierra · San Francisco, CA
- Base
- $230K–$240K
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 3d ago
Still open · checked just nowon Sierra's careers page
What Sierra sells
AI agents that answer order and billing questions
A shopper wants to know where an order is, and a bank customer needs a new card fast. Sierra builds AI agents that handle these customer questions for businesses, from order tracking to billing support, tuned to each company's own voice. Customers get their answers from an agent built for the business they are dealing with.
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Worth a lookSolid on the basics. Use the first call to fill in the gaps.
- Pay
- Base is listed but not OTE. Ask what the variable is and how many people hit it.
- 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 3 days.
- Company hiring
- Ramping up: posted 18 sales roles in the last 30 days. That many open roles can also mean churn. Ask how many reps are still there from last year.
Red flags
None spotted.
Green flags
- States deal size. Average deal size tells you what kind of selling this really is.
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's the OTE, and what did the median rep earn last year?
Base is what you're guaranteed. OTE and the median show the upside.
- 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
Sales engineer supporting Sierra's AI customer-agent platform for enterprise consumer business services (utilities, logistics, CPG, real estate). Scope use cases, design and demo agents, and lead technical reviews alongside sales.
Enterprise · Mixed
Selling motion
Who you're selling to
- Buyer:
- CPG brands, logistics, real estate, utility providersIn their words: “from the CPG brands on every shelf to the logistics networks that get products there, the real estate and facilities teams”
- Industry:
- Consumer, real estate, logistics, utilitiesIn their words: “This vertical spans a wide range of industries — consumer products, commercial real estate, automotive & mobility, transportation & logistics”
- Company size:
- Enterprise
Pipeline expectations
Compensation
What is not disclosed
This posting doesn't tell you:
- OTE
- Quota size
- Quota attainment
- Territory
- Sales cycle length
The questions above cover the big ones.