Sales Engineer - London
Drata · London, United Kingdom · 1mo ago
Drata is building the trust layer between great companies - automating compliance, managing risk, and helping organizations prove trust continuously as they scale. We're Dratanauts: a global crew of 600+ professionals united by a culture that rewards integrity, ownership, and raising the bar, no matter where in the world we're working from.
Why Join the Drata Team?
At Drata, you're not maintaining legacy compliance software - you're building the agentic AI platform defining what trust looks like for the next generation of companies. Here's what makes the work itself worth showing up for:
Problems without a playbook: You'll work at the edge of AI and security, building agentic governance, continuous compliance, and real-time trust verification to solve problems that don't have an established answer yet. You're writing it as you go.
Real ownership, not just process: Our values center on owning outcomes and raising the bar, not checking boxes. You're expected to have opinions and back them.
A seat at the table: Your perspective is unique and valued. Open debate and diverse viewpoints are built into how decisions actually get made here, at every level.
Growth at rocketship speed: Drata is scaling fast, which means scope grows fast too. High performers get more ownership, visibility, and experience.
A crew, not just coworkers: Dratanauts consistently describe a "come as you are" culture with sharp, curious people—the kind of team that makes hard problems genuinely fun to solve. See what they say here and follow us on LinkedIn for company news, employee stories, and career updates.
Job Summary:
We are looking for a motivated, curious, and solutions-driven Sales Engineer with a passion for helping customers solve complex challenges through technology. In this role, you will support the sales and channel team in engaging prospects and customers, demonstrating technical value, and driving successful outcomes. You will play a key role in both new customer acquisition and expanding relationships with existing customers. Measures of success include contribution to deal progression and overall impact on sales team efficiency and success.
This is a hybrid role with the expectation of working in the London office 1-2 days per week.
What you’ll do:
Partner with Account Executives to support prospective customers as they evaluate the Drata platform
Support technical proof of concepts and demonstrations, helping to simplify the buyer’s journey
Align customer pain points and requirements with proposed solutions
Develop and deliver compelling product demonstrations and help win new channel partners.
Gather and communicate customer needs to product and engineering teams for future enhancements
Conduct competitive research to inform positioning and strategy
Assist in building financial business cases for prospective customers
Manage technical aspects of RFP/RFI responses and documentation
What you’ll bring:
Curiosity
A strong desire to understand customer challenges, industry trends, and evolving technologies
Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and solutions
Proactive approach to problem-solving, always looking for creative ways to add value
Collaboration
Ability to work closely with sales, channel, product, and engineering teams to deliver the best solutions for customers
Willingness to share knowledge and contribute to team success
A mindset of continuous learning and improvement through feedback and shared experiences
Solutions-Oriented Mindset
A proactive approach to identifying challenges and proposing effective solutions
Ability to translate technical capabilities into business value for customers
Strong analytical thinking to support decision-making and sales strategy
Impactful Communication
Ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts in an easy-to-understand manner
Strong written and verbal communication skills for presentations, customer interactions, and internal collaboration
Confidence in delivering demonstrations and engaging with stakeholders at all levels
Preferred Skills & Experience:
2+ years of experience as a Sales / Solutions Engineer preferably in the SaaS space.
Working knowledge of common cloud providers across tools including:
Infrastructure - AWS, GCP, Azure
Identity Management - Okta, Google Workspace, Entra ID
Version Control - GitHub, BitBucket, GitLab
Experience running trials and POCs and serving as the technical partner of the prospective customer throughout their evaluation.
Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in integrating cloud systems and API workflows
Ability to creatively explain and present complex concepts in an easy to understand manner
Experience working in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent presentation and creativity skills
How we support you:
At Drata, our people are our strongest advantage—and we prove it with support that exceeds industry standards. Our total rewards package is designed to power your well-being, accelerate your growth, and keep your work-life balance thriving.
Explore how we invest in your Life at Drata.
Shared Success: We provide stock equity to ensure that as the company grows, you share directly in that success. Equity gives every employee a sense of ownership and the opportunity to celebrate our wins together—because your contributions don’t just support our progress; they help drive our collective success.
Health & Wellness: Up to 100% employer-paid premiums for medical, employees and their dependents
Financial Well-being: To support your retirement planning, our EOR offers a pension plan under which you contribute 5% of your basic earnings, and your employer contributes an additional 4%, helping you build a more secure financial future.
Family Support: We want to support you in life's most important moments, so we offer a paid Parental Leave policy, after six months of employment. Employees also receive access to Kindbody fertility and family-building benefits and dedicated leave specialists who help guide you through the entire process.
Growth & Development: Generous annual stipends for both professional and personal development, empowering you to invest in your continued growth. You’ll also have access to a wide range of internal learning opportunities, ensuring you can build new skills, deepen your expertise, and advance your career with confidence.
Time Off & Flexibility: We believe that to do your best work, you should get the time you need for rest, rejuvenation and recovery. Drata offers a flexible vacation policy, paid holidays, and other perks to recharge.
The expected OTE range for this role is between £126,800 - £156,700 and is listed to provide transparency. Actual base pay will vary based on multiple factors — market location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and overall alignment to the role.
Candidates shouldn't expect automatic placement at any particular point within the range. Offer amounts are determined by the qualifications each candidate brings to the position. Total compensation may also include equity designed to provide meaningful ownership in the company, as well as health and wellbeing benefits.