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I know a couple of former sales engineers who were actually the best architects I’ve ever worked with. Not only did they have the soft skills but also the technical chops to avoid resorting to buzz words to appear competent. I’d say both of them were making respectable salaries comparable to the Sr manager level. As far w/l balance it would probably depend more on the company than the role itself
Career progression as an SE is much less clearly defined. Comp is similar to the Sr Assoc level but with a potential for a huge upside IF your comp plan offers commission (some companies only do commission for sales proper not sales engineers). WL balance is similar; tons of travel if you’re outside sales, late night calls with Asia if you’re inside sales, mad dashes around the end of month/quarter/year. The skill sets are highly transferable between the two gigs