Senior Sales Engineering Specialist, Fivetran
Kubernetes, Docker & Containerization
$240.3-300.4k
OTE
$192.3-240.3k
BASE
Automated data movement platform
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Automated data movement platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$240.3-300.4k
OTE
$192.3-240.3k
BASE
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make access to data s simple and reliable as electricity.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for a talented presales individual with deep expertise in containerization to join our global sales engineering specialist team
- In this role, you will be expected to have a deep understanding of the following technologies:
- Container management software including Kubernetes, Docker, and Podman
- Fivetran's data integration platform, deployment and connectivity methods, and automation/abstraction technologies for infrastructure creation and management
- Cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, especially their Kubernetes managed services Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service, Azure Kubernetes Service, and Google Kubernetes Engine. Plus, the networking considerations that arise working with these technologies
- Other data architecture considerations critical to our customers’ success: databases, high availability, SaaS applications and their APIs, GenAI architectures, cloud data warehouses, business intelligence, etc
- 2+ years of extensive work with Kubernetes or Docker, and/or other container technologies
- Hands-on expertise with modern cloud, on-premise, and hybrid-cloud data architectures and connectivity mechanisms
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in the context of containerized architectures, preferably in customer contexts
- Passion for secure, scalable data pipelines
- Curiosity to learn and assimilate technical information quickly, enthusiasm to share and teach others
What the job involves
- As a Sales Engineering Specialist focused on our Hybrid Deployment architecture, you will work closely with our sales and field sales engineering teams to accelerate our customers’ and prospects’ understanding of the value of our Hybrid Deployment model, an architecture steeped in containerization, Kubernetes, Docker and Podman
- In addition, you will be tasked with working cross-functionally with our SRE and Product teams to ensure comprehensive support for Hybrid Deployment mechanisms and services
- Create, secure, network, and validate containerized hybrid deployment data pipeline architectures in conjunction with our customers, account executives, and field sales engineering teams, for maximum scalability and security
- Work closely with Fivetran’s Product and engineering teams to ensure our Hybrid Deployment capabilities are fit for purpose, secure, cost-effective, and well implemented
- Stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and trends in containerization, security, autoscaling and secure data management
- Teach, enable, and coach your peers at Fivetran on the virtues and techniques of Hybrid Deployment and how to deliver its value to customers
Our take
Fivetran is a data integration company focused on one simple idea: making data easy to move and use. It provides a fully managed platform that automatically moves data from hundreds of sources into cloud destinations, helping team centralize information without building or maintaining complex pipelines. So, by handling the heavy lifting behind the scenes, Fivetran allows organizations to spend less time managing infrastructure and more time working on their data.
This approach has a real and growing impact, with more than 700 fully managed connectors, Fivetran supports hybrid and multi-cloud environments and keeps data accurate and secure as it flows into analytics and AI systems. Trusted by over 7,600 customers worldwide, the platform helps businesses standardize how data is collected and shared across teams, breaking down silos and making insights more accessible. And the result is a stronger data foundation that supports faster decision-making and innovation.
In 2025, the company's momentum was also recognized with a Microsoft Marketplace Partner of the Year Award and a finalist spot for Microsoft's Americas Emerging Partner of the Year. These milestones reflect its role in helping enterprises modernize data infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and prepare for AI-driven workloads. By continuing to deepen its partnerships and focus on reliable, automated data movement, Fivetran is well positioned to carry this success forward as organizations increasingly rely on data s the backbone of future intelligence.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2021
$565m
SERIES D
Jun 2020
$100m
SERIES C
Total funding: $727.7m
Company HQ
Downtown, Oakland, CA
Leadership
George Fraser
(CEO)George graduated with a PhD in Neurobiology from the University of Pittsburgh.
Taylor Brown
(COO)Taylor studied Business Administration (focusing on design strategy) at California College of the Arts to Masters level.
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