Sales Engineer

About Nexus

At Nexus, we help organizations turn complex data into clear, actionable insight — so the hard work behind artificial intelligence, analytics, and cloud infrastructure doesn’t slow innovation down… it accelerates it.

We’re a team of builders, problem-solvers, and collaborators who believe in moving fast, learning continuously, and doing great work together. Our role is to handle the heavy lifting of modern data platforms, governance, and cloud transformation so our clients can focus on making confident, strategic decisions that move their businesses forward.

We’re proud of the culture we’re building across the U.S. and India — one rooted in curiosity, ownership, collaboration, and care — and we’re excited to keep growing with people who want to do meaningful work alongside genuinely great teammates.

We are seeking to hire a Sales Engineer. This new addition will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our organization with a clear vision and unwavering determination while simultaneously strengthening our commitment to excellence. NX1 is a technology-enabled managed data-as-a-service solution that dramatically accelerates Speed to Value. This prestigious role provides a unique opportunity to influence product strategy and engage directly with NX1 customers. In this capacity, you will play a critical role in defining and implementing modern data architecture solutions for customers while maturing the NX1 Platform. The ideal candidate will be a proven Sales Engineer and Solution Architect who has a demonstrated history of establishing trust with customers with insightful solution recommendations and rapid POC’s.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Work closely with Sales and Customer Success teams supporting new and existing customer pursuits to articulate NX1 capabilities/differentiators, define solution options/benefits, and identify modernization opportunities for client-specific workloads

• Propose solution architecture and articulate benefits of NX1 for complex data driven workloads

• Oversee initial customer onboarding ensuring automation, repeatability, and standardization across customer base

• Act as a key product stakeholder contributing to the product roadmap, prioritization, and architecture definition.

• Work closely with NX1 Product and Architecture team to define, design, and implement new Control Plane product features and entitlements

• Contribute to NX1 and industry thought leadership and marketing content

• Cultivate a culture of innovation and continuous improvement

• Provide technical guidance and support to internal stakeholders on data analytics tools and best practices.

• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies in data analytics and open-source tools.

• Develop standards, patterns, best practices, and formal training (boot camps) for internal engineers and client-facing delivery teams

WHO YOU ARE:

• A minimum of 8 years of experience as a Solution Architect and 3 years as a Sales Engineer working with enterprise customers

• Proven track record supporting the technology sales processes with the ability to articulate business benefits to non-technical stakeholders

• Deep knowledge of open-source and proprietary modern data technologies, including Iceberg, Spark, Nifi, Jupyter Notebooks, Cloudera, Databricks, Kubeflow, MLFlow, Kafka, Debezium, etc.

• Experience designing/building solutions across major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and GCP) using Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD principles.

• Proven experience architecting data pipelines and data infrastructure to support AI and ML at scale

• Hands-on experience with programming languages, including Python, Java, Scala, GO, SQL, etc.

Responsibilities

• Clearly articulate technical capabilities and give technical demonstrations

• Partner with the sales team to generate leads

• Find and maintain prospective clients

• Provide general technical support to clients

Qualifications

• Ability to discuss highly technical concepts with prospective leads

• Willingness to travel

• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills

Why You’ll Love Working at Nexus

At Nexus, we value people who want to grow — and support each other while doing so.

You can expect:

• A collaborative team culture built on curiosity and respect

• Challenging work where your contributions clearly matter

• A leadership team that invests in learning and development

• The opportunity to work at the intersection of cloud, data, and AI innovation

Ready to Apply?

If this role sounds like a great fit — or even close to one — we’d love to hear from you. We know that no candidate checks every single box, and we’re excited to meet people who bring curiosity, talent, and a desire to build meaningful work together.