Sales Engineer (Apache Airflow)

Location: Hybrid in London, with regular travel to France

Company

hirify.global develops Astro, a unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow for building reliable data products, analytics, AI solutions, and data-driven applications.

What you will do

• Lead the technical sales process with Account Executives, including discovery, demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, and architecture discussions.
• Understand customer challenges and translate them into technical solutions connected to business value.
• Build and deliver tailored demonstrations and proofs of concept using Python, Airflow, and related tools.
• Guide customers through DataOps strategies covering orchestration, observability, and automation.
• Provide product feedback, collaborate across functions, and contribute to go-to-market strategy.

Requirements

• Business-level French and strong communication skills with technical and business stakeholders.
• Fluency in Python, comfort with command-line interfaces, and experience with tools such as Docker.
• Familiarity with cloud-native data architectures on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Understanding of orchestration, ELT/ETL, DAGs, and CI/CD workflows.
• Exposure to Airflow, Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, dbt, or similar platforms.
• 3–10 years of total experience, including at least 2 years in a customer-facing technical role such as Sales Engineering or Solutions Architecture.

Nice to have

• Experience with observability, Kubernetes, or scaling modern data stacks.
• Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on the DataOps layer of the modern data stack and help make Apache Airflow enterprise-ready, secure, and scalable.
• Contribute to a platform trusted by data-forward organizations and leading enterprises.
• Join a team that values clarity, ownership, high standards, and collaboration without ego.
• Work in an environment committed to diversity and equal opportunity.