Technical Enterprise AE

ABOUT ARTIE Artie is a real-time streaming platform that moves production data across systems in real time, with zero maintenance. We make high-volume data replication simple, reliable, and scalable for engineering teams. Our platform powers mission-critical use cases including fraud and risk monitoring, inventory visibility, customer-facing analytics, and AI workloads. Artie is built for engineers who care about performance, reliability, and operational simplicity — and we’re growing fast.‍ We’re trusted by teams like ClickUp, Substack, and Alloy, and backed by top-tier investors including Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Pathlight Ventures, and the founders of Dropbox and Mode. ABOUT THE ROLE We’re hiring Technical Enterprise AEs to help scale Artie’s sales motion. This is not a “run the playbook” role. You’ll refine the playbook - defining what great full-cycle enterprise sales looks like for a deeply technical platform. You’ll partner directly with founders, influence product strategy, and set the bar for future AEs. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Run full-cycle enterprise sales -

• Own deals end-to-end: sourcing, qualification, discovery, demos, POCs, procurement, and closing - Navigate 6-12 month cycles with engineering, data, security, finance, and legal stakeholders - Multi-thread deeply and build strong, technical champions -
• Drive deep technical discovery & solutioning -
• Understand customer architectures and pain points (SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, Kafka, Snowflake, VPCs, networking) - Map these to Artie’s capabilities with clarity and confidence - Whiteboard solutions with staff engineers and data architects -
• Lead rigorous evaluations -
• Build structured POC plans -
• Partner with engineering to define success criteria -
• Drive toward clear, mutual action plans - Source your own pipeline - There is no SDR team and we are outbound heavy - you source 80%+ of your own pipeline through outbound, events, founder referrals, and creative prospecting - Use your curiosity and rigor to start real technical conversations - Sell the vision and business value (not features) - Translate deep technical concepts (e.g. log-based CDC, Kafka buffering) into ROI, TCO reduction, and platform reliability - Inspire our buyers with how Artie can unlock new opportunities for their company WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR - Enterprise sales mastery: - 5+ years of full cycle AE experience in enterprise or upper/mid-market - Consistent track record of closing $100-300K+ ACV deals -
• Comfortable navigating 6-12 month cycles and complex procurement -
• Proven experience run full-cycle deals without SDR or Sales Engineer support -
• Deep technical fluency: - Ideally come from a technical background (engineering degree, former software engineer or sales engineer turned AE) -
• Experience selling dev tools, data infra, or cloud platforms to technical buyers - Able to confidently explain concepts like log-based CDC, Kafka, schema evolution, or cloud networking basics (VPCs, peering, security reviews) -
• Comfortable whiteboarding with staff-level engineers and technical stakeholders -
• Fluent discussing database, streaming, and cloud architecture concepts with engineering teams - Outbound-first mindset: - Self-sourced a significant portion of pipeline in previous roles - Consistent and persistent prospector who finds creative ways to engage prospects - Extreme ownership: - Never drop the ball - internally or externally - Drives alignment, writes structured follow-ups, and runs mutual action plans - Consultative and curious: - Asks layered questions, uncovers deep pain, and guides prospects to clarity and value - Collaborative and self-aware: - Knows when to pull in help - from CTO deep dives to executive alignment with CEO - Works closely with teammates to win complex deals together - Willing to work in-person, 5 days/week at our SF office (relocation covered) WHAT YOU’LL GET - A Seat at the Table: Join as a founding GTM member with real influence on company direction. - End-to-End Ownership:
• Drive the full GTM lifecycle—strategy, execution, and iteration. - Tight Product Loop:
• Collaborate closely with product and leadership to shape what we build and why. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS - $120-160K base salary ($240-320K OTE) depending on experience - Commission: uncapped, accelerators at 125% and 150% attainment - Equity: ~0.1% - Healthcare, 401(k), unlimited PTO - Lunch & dinner provided - Visa sponsorship available ‍