Solution Engineer - Emerging Enterprise FS
Snowflake · London, UK
- Base
- Not disclosed
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 1mo ago
Still open · checked 3h agoon Snowflake's careers page
The Braun Read
Ask hard questionsToo much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.
- Pay
- No pay listed at all.
- Transparency
- Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
- Pipeline
- Mostly inbound or an assigned book.
- Time on market
- Open 48 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
- 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.
Red flags
None spotted.
Green flags
- SDR or inbound support. You won't be building all of your own pipeline from zero.
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.
How long is ramp, and what's the quota during it?
Not in the posting
- 5.
Is the territory new or existing? Who had it before?
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 account teams and channel partners in UK financial services, running demos, proofs of concept and architecture design to help prospects choose Snowflake.
Enterprise · Mixed · Inbound
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.