Every day we tackle new and exciting challenges to empower developers to build modern cloud, mobile, and edge applications that deliver a premium user experience. Couchbase delivers unmatched performance, scalability, flexibility and financial value across cloud, on premises, hybrid, mobile and edge deployments. The database market is undergoing a generational shift and is one of the largest market opportunities in enterprise software due to big trends like the need for digital transformation, acceleration to the cloud and innovation at the edge. Join Couchbase to be a part of a greater change. Here you’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow with some of the most innovative, passionate and humble individuals in the database industry.
Location: Remote, Central US
About the Role:
Couchbase is hiring a Manager of Solutions Engineering to lead our Central US Solutions Engineering team. The SE Manager will oversee a team of Solutions Engineers who are passionate about helping customers succeed with Couchbase’s innovative data platform. This role is critical to expanding Couchbase’s reach in the Central US region by supporting customers in their digital transformation journeys and driving adoption of Couchbase Capella.
The ideal candidate is a motivated and inspiring leader with a technical background in databases and cloud-native solutions. You’ll work closely with account teams to shape strategy, manage pre-sales engagements, and ensure the SE team is delivering exceptional value to customers.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a team of Solutions Engineers across the Central US, ensuring they have the tools, training, and support needed to excel.
- Collaborate with regional sales leadership to define go-to-market strategies and ensure alignment on customer success objectives.
- Guide the SE team in managing technical discovery, solution demonstrations, and PoC execution.
- Serve as a technical escalation point for complex customer engagements, providing hands-on support as needed.
- Foster a culture of learning and innovation within the SE team, ensuring they stay ahead of industry trends and Couchbase product advancements.
- Drive continuous improvement by sharing best practices, lessons learned, and feedback with the broader Couchbase SE organization.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in a pre-sales, consulting, or customer-facing technical role.
- 2+ years of experience managing technical teams.
- Deep knowledge of modern database architectures, including NoSQL and distributed systems.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and enterprise application development.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of engaging both technical and business stakeholders.
The anticipated starting base pay range for this role is listed below. Base salary is not the only component of our competitive total rewards package - you may also be eligible for bonus, commissions, equity, and other benefits as described below. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.
Base Pay Range
$138,000—$162,000 USD
Why Couchbase?
Modern customer experiences need a flexible cloud database platform that can power applications spanning from cloud to edge and everything in between. Couchbase’s mission is to simplify how developers and architects develop, deploy and consume modern applications wherever they are. We have reimagined the database with our fast, flexible and affordable cloud database platform Capella, allowing organizations to quickly build applications that deliver premium experiences to their customers– all with best-in-class price performance. More than 30% of the Fortune 100 trust Couchbase to power their modern applications and build innovative new ones. See our recent awards to learn why Couchbase is a great place to work.We are honored to be a part of the Best Places to Work Award for the Bay Area and the UK. Couchbase offers a total rewards approach to benefits that recognizes the value you create here, so that you in turn may best serve yourself and your family. Some benefits include:
- Generous Time Off Program - Flexibility to care for you and your family
- Wellness Benefits - A variety of world class medical plans to choose from, along with dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance programs*
- Financial Planning - RSU equity program*, ESPP program*, Retirement program* and Business Travel Insurance
- Career Growth - Be valued, Create value approach
- Fun Perks - An ergonomic and comfortable in-office / WFH setup. Food & Snacks for in-office employees.
- And much more!
*Note: some programs are not applicable to all countries. Please discuss with a Couchbase recruiter to learn more.
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Unlike other NoSQL databases, Couchbase provides an enterprise-class, multicloud to edge database that offers the robust capabilities required for business-critical applications on a highly scalable and available platform. Couchbase is built on open standards, combining the best of NoSQL with the power and familiarity of SQL, to simplify the transition from mainframe and relational databases.
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