Associate Solution Engineer
Snowflake · London, UK
- Base
- Not disclosed
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 21d ago
Still open · checked 3h agoon Snowflake's careers page
The Braun Read
Proceed with cautionA few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.
- Pay
- No pay listed at all.
- Transparency
- Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
- Pipeline
- Doesn't say where pipeline comes from. Ask.
- Time on market
- Open 21 days.
- Company hiring
- 49 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace. Ask how many reps they hired last year and how many are still there.
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 percent of reps hit quota last year?
Not in the posting
- 2.
What are the base and the OTE for this role?
No pay listed
- 3.
What's the annual quota, and how was it set?
Not in the posting
- 4.
Where does pipeline come from: inbound, SDRs, or me?
Not in the posting
- 5.
How long is ramp, and what's the quota during it?
Not in the posting
- 6.
Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?
Always ask
The role
Pre-sales technical role supporting the UK account sales team and channel partners. You run demos, proofs of concept and technical evaluations to help prospects choose Snowflake.
Selling motion
Who you are selling to
Pipeline expectations
Compensation
What is not disclosed
This posting doesn't tell you:
- Base salary
- OTE
- Quota size
- Quota attainment
- Average deal size
- Territory
- Sales cycle length
The questions above cover the big ones.