Astronomer is hiring a Senior Sales Engineer - EMEA, London

At Astronomer, we are looking for a Senior Sales Engineer based in London to be a key partner for our clients in the EMEA region. You will guide customers in deploying powerful data workflows to accelerate their business outcomes, making a visible impact while growing into an expert in workflow orchestration and Apache Airflow.

What You'll Do

• Design and implement proof-of-concept solutions that help customers tackle real data challenges, from concept to production.
• Conduct demos and provide technical guidance to engineering teams, showing them how our platform can transform their workflows.
• Contribute to the Apache Airflow community by creating technical content and best practices.
• Act as a liaison by gathering field insights and providing critical feedback to the Product team to shape the future of our platform.
• Become an expert in Airflow, workflow orchestration, and the data engineering landscape as you collaborate across departments and work on impactful projects.

What We're Looking For

• 5 years in a Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Consulting or similar role within the data space.
• Experience with modern data tools like Snowflake, Databricks, Fivetran, or Tableau.
• Hands-on Python scripting skills for data pipeline support.
• Familiarity with core data engineering concepts such as orchestration, ELT, Git, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
• A genuine desire to understand customer needs, patience, and empathy to support them through challenges.
• Eagerness to learn and experiment with new technical concepts, tools, and approaches to stay ahead in the data industry.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Apache Airflow or other open-source data tools.
• Background in designing data workflows in a production environment.
• Experience working with Command Line Interfaces (CLI).

Technical Stack

• Python, Apache Airflow, Snowflake, Databricks, Fivetran, Tableau, Git

Work Mode

This role is hybrid and located in London.

At Astronomer, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.