Senior Sales Engineer - Enterprise (West)

Amplitude is the leading AI analytics platform, helping over 4,700 customers—including Atlassian, Burger King, NBCUniversal, and Square—build better products and digital experiences. With powerful AI Agents embedded across our platform, teams can analyze, test, and optimize user experiences faster than ever. Ranked #1 across multiple categories in G2’s Winter 2026 Report, Amplitude is the best-in-class solution for product, data, and marketing teams. Learn more at amplitude.com . As an organization, we deliver for our customers by living our values. We operate from a place of humility, take ownership of problems and successes, approach challenges with a growth mindset, and put our customers at the center of everything we do. About the Role As a Senior Sales Engineer, Enterprise at Amplitude, you'll be the technical quarterback for our most strategic opportunities in the southwest region. You'll partner with Account Executives to win complex, multi-stakeholder deals by translating product capabilities into business outcomes that matter to Product, Marketing, and Analytics leaders. You'll lead technical discovery, architect custom proof-of-concept implementations, and serve as a trusted advisor to prospects navigating their digital analytics strategy. Your technical credibility and business acumen will directly influence the annual pipeline. What You'll Do Deal Execution (70% of time) Lead technical evaluation phases for deals ranging from 100K to 1M+ ARR Conduct deep discovery to map prospect workflows, tech stack dependencies, and decision criteria to Amplitude's differentiation Design and execute hands-on proof-of-concepts that prove value within the prospect's actual data and use cases Handle technical objections related to data architecture, privacy/compliance, and integration complexity Present to C-level executives and translate technical capabilities into ROI narratives Internal Collaboration (20% of time) Partner with Product Management to communicate feature gaps and customer requirements that affect deal velocity Work with Customer Success to ensure smooth handoffs and technical alignment during implementation Mentor junior SEs on technical positioning and demo best practices Thought Leadership (10% of time) Contribute to our competitive intelligence on tools like Google Analytics 4, Adobe Analytics, and Mixpanel Develop reusable demo assets, technical content, and proof-of-concept frameworks for the broader SE team What We're Looking For Required 5+ years in software pre-sales (SE, Sales Consulting, or technical Account Management roles) You must be comfortable speaking to nuanced technical concepts and be a self-learner (examples include: Python, SQL, hyperscaler integrations, APIs, R) Hands-on SQL experience: you can write joins, aggregations, and window functions to analyze behavioral data Track record of closing technical evaluations in competitive enterprise deals Comfort presenting technical concepts to both engineers and business