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turbopuffer

account executive

Posted One Month Ago
Remote
Hiring Remotely in US
Entry level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in US
Entry level
Close inbound deals with technical customers, manage proofs of concept, collaborate with solutions engineers, support customers in Slack, answer technical questions honestly, and improve internal sales systems. The role requires technical literacy, systematic pipeline management, strong written communication, urgency, independence, experimentation, and customer-focused judgment.
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turbopuffer needs someone who can close deals with engineers. Our customers are technical teams already building in a fast market. Your job is help our customers win.

we’re open to two types of people:

  • AE who actually understands what they’re selling

  • technical person ready to carry a quota

what you’ll do:

  • live in customer slack channels, helping to solve problems, drive deals forward

  • close inbound deals

  • manage POCs and work closely with solutions engineers

  • answer questions honestly, say no when it’s not a fit

  • navigate and improve internal systems

must have:

  • technical – you can read API docs without crying

  • systematic – you track your pipeline and follow through

  • human – you don’t lie to customers

  • urgent – you move fast because our customers do

  • independent – you get things done without being explicitly told

  • typist - you can write well and can explain complex ideas simply

  • scientist - be open to experimentation and learn from your failures

nice to have:

  • you’ve sold to developers before and know why they hate salespeople

  • experience with databases, search, or infra software

  • experience with GTM automation tools like Clay, n8n etc.

  • comfort with python/javascript, linux, or cloud platforms

values we live by:

  • overstep > understep

  • correctness > simplicity > performance

  • customer traces > first principles > hunches

  • show > tell

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