Senior Sales Engineer

You won’t just join a company at Druva, you’ll help shape the future of data security at the moment it matters most. We are building a modern standard with our cloud-native solutions, designed to simplify the toughest challenges in cyber resilience for our customers. As the pioneer and market leader in fully managed SaaS data protection, we help organizations secure and recover their data from ransomware, cyberattacks, and operational disruptions without the complexity, cost, or risk of legacy infrastructure.

Our momentum is backed by the market: Druva was named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Backup and Data Protection Platforms, a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for Cyber-Recovery, and a Leader & Outperformer in the 2025 GigaOm Cloud Data Protection Radar. Even better, customers validate that leadership every day through strong Gartner Peer Insights ratings, standout Net Promoter Scores (NPS), and top willingness-to-recommend results.

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You’ll be joining a high performing Sales Engineering team that consistently punches above its weight because of trust, collaboration, and a shared drive to win together. This is a team where ideas are valued, effort is recognized, and everyone leans in to help each other succeed.

Our focus is enterprise. We partner with some of the largest and most complex organizations in the market, helping customers modernize cyber resilience and data protection in environments where the stakes are high and the impact is real. You’ll own the Southern California and Mountain Desert territory from a technical perspective, giving you meaningful visibility, influence, and the ability to directly shape outcomes.

What makes this team especially rewarding is how we operate. You’ll work in a true partnership model alongside experienced Account Executives who value technical strategy and collaboration. From discovery and customer engagement to solution design and expansion opportunities, you’ll be part of the full customer journey not just brought in for demos.

The mission is compelling. Organizations today are navigating increasing cyber threats, operational complexity, and growing pressure to recover faster than ever before. Our team helps customers solve those challenges with Druva’s 100% SaaS platform, delivering modern resilience in a market that is evolving rapidly and full of opportunity.

If you thrive in an environment that combines ownership, teamwork, customer impact, and career growth, while being surrounded by people who genuinely have your back, this is the kind of team where you can do the best work of your career.

Role Purpose & Impact

The Senior Sales Engineer will be a key technical advisor to Druva customers as they develop their cloud backup solution and be able to articulate Druva’s technical and product positioning to a variety of business and technical stakeholders throughout the sales cycle, forging strong relationships with them.

In this role, you will drive the technical evaluation stage of the overall sales process, making you a critical driver of customer success as data governance becomes more important and necessary in the modern enterprise.  You will be the key technical advisor to the Sales teams and work closely with our Product teams, Professional Services and Customer Support teams.

The ability to effectively scale your interactions from highly technical I.T. staff to key stakeholders at the Executive level is a must.  Flexibility in your current skill set and a demonstrable eagerness to learn new things are key criteria to any candidates for this position. You will work in a team of individual contributors who are empowered to make decisions and run their day to business.

The ideal candidate must be self-motivated with a proven track record in software/technology sales or consulting. You should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, products, and technical challenges. We are looking for candidates who are comfortable at the intersection of technology and business. 

What You’ll Do

• Deliver awe-inspiring technical product presentations and demos, provide timely and insightful responses to customer queries, and recommend creative ways Druva can solve customer problems.
• Understand and participate in answering the functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs.
• Perform remote installations, training, and ensure the success of customer POCs.
• Effectively communicate customer requirements to the Product management team.
• Meet business objectives, working in collaboration with Sales Executives in the region.

• 7+ years in customer-facing technical roles, including 3+ years as a Senior or Enterprise Sales Engineer
• Proven success supporting enterprise SaaS, cloud native, cybersecurity, or data protection solutions
• Strong understanding of modern cloud platforms including AWS and Microsoft Azure
• Experience with identity and access technologies such as Active Directory, Entra ID, Okta, and SSO frameworks
• Knowledge of cyber resilience, backup, disaster recovery, and security best practices in enterprise environments
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value for technical and executive audiences
• Strong consultative and discovery skills with the ability to align solutions to customer priorities and outcomes
• Experience working with enterprise infrastructure including virtualization, networking, storage, and SaaS ecosystems
• Excellent presentation, communication, and relationship building skills across all levels of an organization
• Self starter who thrives in fast paced, high growth environments and adapts quickly to evolving priorities
• Passion for helping customers modernize and secure their environments through cloud first and SaaS driven strategies 

• Cloud native expansion within existing customers
• New logo pipeline creation in partnership with Account Executives
• Alliances and Partner-led revenue acceleration
• Security first positioning in every engagement

Innovation is how we operate, not a side project. You’ll work in a culture that values bold thinking and continuous improvement, where global teams experiment, iterate, and turn new ideas into products customers can rely on.  

If you’re looking for high-ownership work, visible impact, and a culture that values innovation, collaboration, accountability, and growth—where you’ll be trusted to lead and empowered to build—you’ll thrive at Druva.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between $202,000.00 - $268,667.00/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized, non-discriminatory factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, and equity. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health and wellness benefits, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time. 

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