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True though a lot of those roles would be a large demotion for me

davismwfl 7y ago
If you are looking to learn new skills usually the fastest and most successful way is to make yourself somewhat uncomfortable which helps motivate you (e.g. take a less senior role, or less money at first). If you want to learn enterprise sales you need to dedicate real time to that process, it can be a super intense and sometimes frustrating process which requires time in the seat, so generally people have to immerse themselves into the process to really learn it. There are other ways to get some basic sales skills, but you asked what roles would help you develop the skills and still write code, these are the best roles for it that I know of which fit your basic criteria. I am curious why you feel it is a demotion? Money, title, prestige or ? Not judging, honestly curious.
- leafinthewind 7y ago
  Mostly money - don’t really care about title or prestige
  - muzani 7y ago
    A lot of sales engineer jobs pay well... but often in sectors like electrical engineering or medical. It's because the skillset is rare; hospitals aren't going to buy some medical equipment from some sweet talker in a suit. They prefer a nerd who understands exactly what they're selling and what the advantages and disadvantages are, maybe even explain training needed. I had one oscilloscope sales job offer, where the boss insists that the hardest part is understanding the tech, and the sales part is easy to train. Many sales roles give commissions, which can come up to a hell lot. Software probably doesn't involve the dirty details anymore, but I imagine things like selling a database, AWS-type service, military technology, machine learning, and so on.
DrNuke 7y ago
Demotion from what? Sales is the main goal of any commercial venture and effective salespersons could become filthy rich. You can try small sales like the ones usually associated with the roles above but also big sales if you have a network and can sell bulks to big b2b firms or win contracts.

If you are looking to learn new skills usually the fastest and most successful way is to make yourself somewhat uncomfortable which helps motivate you (e.g. take a less senior role, or less money at first). If you want to learn enterprise sales you need to dedicate real time to that process, it can be a super intense and sometimes frustrating process which requires time in the seat, so generally people have to immerse themselves into the process to really learn it. There are other ways to get some basic sales skills, but you asked what roles would help you develop the skills and still write code, these are the best roles for it that I know of which fit your basic criteria. I am curious why you feel it is a demotion? Money, title, prestige or ? Not judging, honestly curious.

leafinthewind 7y ago
Mostly money - don’t really care about title or prestige
- muzani 7y ago
  A lot of sales engineer jobs pay well... but often in sectors like electrical engineering or medical. It's because the skillset is rare; hospitals aren't going to buy some medical equipment from some sweet talker in a suit. They prefer a nerd who understands exactly what they're selling and what the advantages and disadvantages are, maybe even explain training needed. I had one oscilloscope sales job offer, where the boss insists that the hardest part is understanding the tech, and the sales part is easy to train. Many sales roles give commissions, which can come up to a hell lot. Software probably doesn't involve the dirty details anymore, but I imagine things like selling a database, AWS-type service, military technology, machine learning, and so on.

DrNuke 7y ago

Demotion from what? Sales is the main goal of any commercial venture and effective salespersons could become filthy rich. You can try small sales like the ones usually associated with the roles above but also big sales if you have a network and can sell bulks to big b2b firms or win contracts.