Join us as we scale our business by building on our tremendous success around the world. The massive database market is going to double over the next few years (the IDC estimates it to be $119B+ by 2025) and TiDB is a global player positioned as a major disruptor with TiDB Database and Database as a Service offering. TiDB is an open-source, cloud-native, distributed SQL database for elastic scale and real-time analytics. Large and high-growth organizations in markets as varied as financial services, logistics, gaming, e-commerce and software as a service have successfully deployed and expanded their TiDB footprint on mission-critical applications. Our strong open-source community roots (37,000+ stars on GitHub), innovative products and inclusive culture draw passionate and dedicated people to our company. Learn more about TiDB careers and join our team to be at the forefront of innovation and growth.
TiDB is an open-source, cloud-native, distributed SQL database designed for elastic scalability, high availability, and OLTP with real-time analytics. Built for modern applications, TiDB enables organizations to seamlessly scale their data infrastructure while maintaining strong consistency and robust performance. As a Senior Solutions Engineer, you will play a critical role in driving adoption and success with TiDB. You will work directly with account sales teams, channel partners, and customers to understand their needs, strategize on how to best support them in their evaluation, and ultimately help them choose TiDB as their solution. This role blends deep technical expertise with strong business acumen to help customers achieve their goals while driving growth.
Responsibilities- Educate prospects and customers on the capabilities and benefits of TiDB, articulating how it addresses business and technical challenges.
- Share best practices for integrating TiDB with various data sources and applications.
- Guide customers through the design, deployment, and optimization of TiDB implementations across multiple functional areas of their organization.
- Lead and execute Proof of Concept (PoC) engagements, demonstrating TiDB’s capabilities in real-world scenarios.
- Develop and present tailored architectural solutions, best practices, and industry-specific use cases.
- Provide technical input on RFPs and customer technical requirements.
- Create and develop technical champions in your accounts to drive deals and achieve a technical win.
- Work hands-on with customers to demonstrate and communicate the value of TiDB throughout the sales cycle, from demo to proof of concept to design and implementation.
- Develop and deliver presentations, demonstrations, and technical workshops to various audiences, including developers, architects, and C-level executives.
- Generate high-quality technical content such as whitepapers, blog posts, webinars, and reference architectures.
- Stay at the cutting edge of distributed database technology, confidently presenting TiDB roadmap features and functionality to customers and prospects.
- Partner with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing to continuously improve TiDB’s products and positioning.
- Establish industry influence by contributing to technical discussions, organizing knowledge-sharing sessions, and engaging with the open-source community.
- Travel within the region (approximately 20-40%) as required for customer engagements.
- 5+ years of experience as a Solutions Engineer, Solutions Architect, Database Administrator, or Software Engineer with a focus on distributed systems, databases, or cloud computing.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- Extensive experience in technical sales, pre-sales engineering, or customer-facing technical roles.
- Strong understanding of clustering technologies, terminology, and architectures.
- Operating Systems: Proficiency in Linux system administration.
- Networking: Understanding of network configuration and troubleshooting.
- Database Management: Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, or comparable technologies.
- Scripting and Automation: Proficiency in at least one scripting language, such as Python, Golang, or Shell scripting, to automate deployment and management tasks.
- Soft Skills:
- Exceptional communication and presentation abilities to convey technical concepts to both technical and executive audiences.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a passion for customer success.
We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. Come advance with us! In keeping with our values, no employee or applicant will face discrimination/harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. TiDB also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our organization. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at TiDB.
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What We Do
Founded in 2015, TiDB was born from the vision of three talented software engineers who set out to build a database system that would be more scalable and reliable than MySQL, while retaining its rich ecosystem of tools and frameworks. They also wanted a true open-source solution, ensuring flexibility and compatibility. What they didn’t know then was how TiDB would grow to become one of the world’s most popular distributed SQL databases.
With over 39,000 GitHub stars, TiDB is the leading open-source distributed SQL database, designed to power data-intensive applications with relentless elasticity, versatility, and reliability. Today, TiDB is trusted by world-renowned organizations such as Databricks, Plaid, Pinterest, and Atlassian to handle their most critical workloads, allowing developers to innovate faster and focus on building features rather than managing infrastructure.
Powered by PingCAP, TiDB continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in data management. With support from leading firms like Sequoia Capital, GGV Capital, Access Technology Ventures, and Coatue Management, TiDB is on a mission to empower developers worldwide to distribute their data with speed, agility, and scale.
