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33, cloud computing (IaaS) industry, Austin TX. $215 OTE plus stock awards. I realized earlier in my career that my success up to that point had far more to d
by weaselsgonewild 13y ago
33, cloud computing (IaaS) industry, Austin TX. $215 OTE plus stock awards.
I realized earlier in my career that my success up to that point had far more to do with my ability to communicate well and connect with people than my technical abilities. I stumbled into the accidental profession known as sales/solution/presales engineering and never looked back.
Its great to operate "in the revenue stream". I encourage engineers who enjoy presenting about and helping others understand technology as much or more than creating or operating technology to consider this path. There is far more demand than supply for these roles right now.
- js2 13y agoSE generally requires quite a bit of travel, doesn't it?
- craigching 13y agoFrom my experience, it does. I'm a product architect, not an SE, but I work with SEs regularly at my company and they are on the road at least 90% of the time.
- weaselsgonewild 13y agoVaries by organization and the nature of your product. An increasing amount of the work is done virtually. Some SE roles demand regional travel, others national, some international. Mine is pretty light - I'd peg it around 20% at most.