I no longer build software

Re:I no longer build software by jnwatson on Monday September 21, 2020 @08:25AM (#24542475)

I pivoted tomorrow sales engineering for 8 years, then a technical BD role, then back to SW engineering.

You get to talk worth a bunch of people in sales and still exercise your problem solving skills.

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Re:I no longer build software by seattletech on Monday September 21, 2020 @11:13AM (#24544381)

Sales engineering is a great place for being able to tinker, interact with a wide range of clients/prospects, and plus being a revenue center...

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Re:I no longer build software by EVdotIO on Monday September 21, 2020 @01:15PM (#24545943)

How does one break into this? I've tried getting into the sales side of things, but it seems to elude me.

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Re:I no longer build software by seattletech on Monday September 21, 2020 @08:12PM (#24549698)

Find a smaller enterprise system integrator in the field you're familiar with. Titles such as Sales Engineer, SE, Solutions Architect. Usually the compensation plan is a 70/30 or 65/35 split between base and commission. Once you cut your teeth and are building out your professional network, then looks for an ISV to be on direct sales...

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Re:I no longer build software by jnwatson on Monday September 21, 2020 @04:16PM (#24547940)

Yikes. Apologize for the autocorrect.

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