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I did not take this path. I know a Principal engineer who did, and he says it's been very lucrative. This was a guy who ran his own business for many years, w
by RajT88 3y ago
I did not take this path.
I know a Principal engineer who did, and he says it's been very lucrative. This was a guy who ran his own business for many years, wrote a few books and everything, before being hired as principal engineer where I worked at the time. He stuck it out as a principal for a few years before going to sales engineering.
I asked him why the switch and he just said, "You make a lot more money in sales engineering".
- jckahn 3y agoDid you get a sense of the stress level or work/life balance of the role?
- ipython 3y agoNot the parent but one of the requirements when I shifted into dedicated sales engineering was a healthy work life balance. It has worked out that way so far - I’m very happy and it’s relatively low stress.
- jckahn 3y agoNice! I'm glad you were able to make that work.
- nunez 3y agoSometimes it's hell (like during prime selling season or trying to hit quota before end of quarter) because you'll be on calls and doing demos and the like almost constantly, but other times it is completely chill.
- jckahn 3y agoGood to know. I prefer something a bit more consistent, personally.
- RajT88 3y agoThe guy seemed really at ease most of the time. I didn't get to cross paths with him too much, so who knows for sure.
- jckahn 3y agoMakes sense!