Principal Sales Engineer

GitGuardian

$190K — $230K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-7+ years as a technical Sales Engineer in Cybersecurity, DevOps, or DevSecOps.
  • In-depth understanding of modern Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Familiarity with microservices, monolithic architectures, and CI/CD processes.
  • Experience navigating complex sales cycles within large Enterprise settings.
  • Strong project management skills across multiple stakeholder interactions.
  • Customer-facing, sales-oriented personality.
  • Fluency in Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Account Executives during pre-sales to close deals as the technical product expert.
  • Conduct technical product demos and support Proofs of Concept (PoCs) while addressing client concerns.
  • Design and implement custom workflows to demonstrate product value in client environments.
  • Provide Tier 1 support to existing Enterprise customers post-sale.
  • Work with Marketing and Product teams to create technical collateral that meets market needs.

Benefits

  • 401(k) with 3% employer match.
  • 25 days of PTO, encouraged to use all.
  • 10 public holidays.
  • Health, Dental & Vision insurance with 80% coverage.
  • 100% employer-paid short and long-term disability insurance.
  • Travel policy for annual company off-sites.
  • Up to $300 home office set-up reimbursement.
  • Monthly remote work stipend of $70.
  • Complimentary access to Talk Space.
  • Referral bonus of $4000 for new hires.
Full Job Description
This position is based in the US, specifically on the West Coast.

Your Mission:

You will nurture and support an extended sales cycle, explaining and demonstrating our platform to numerous stakeholders. You will be a close ally to our Account Executives, working hand in hand to facilitate complex relationships. You have excellent communication and project management skills.

  • Work closely with Account Executives in pre-sales period, helping to close deals by acting as GitGuardian's technical voice & product expert.
  • You will provide support for PoCs, performing technical product demos and soothing concerns, as well as support pipeline generation by running secrets analysis.
  • Architect and build out custom workflows for our prospective customers to show them the value of our product and how it will fit into their environment.
  • Post-sales, answering Tier 1 support needs of your existing Enterprise customers.
  • Partner with the Marketing and Product teams to create all the technical collaterals needed for a better understanding of our solutions and of the market's needs


Who You Are:

  • Significant experience (4-7+ years) as a technical Sales Engineer in a Cybersecurity, DevOps or DevSecOps focused environment. This is a must have.
  • Solid understanding of the modern SDLC, of the difference between microservices and monolithic architecture and of what CI/CD is.
  • You will be selling to technical teams. You must be able to "talk shop" about their daily workflow: specifically how they build software (SDLC), how they deploy it (CI/CD), and how they structure their apps (Microservices).
  • Experience working through complex sales cycles in large Enterprise environments.
  • Well developed project management skills (pre-sales & post-sales periods often involve speaking with multiple stakeholders who work on various teams, either internally or externally). Our ideal candidate will be able to articulate their experience multi-threading.
  • Customer-facing & sales oriented personality.
  • Spanish (and/or Portuguese) speaking skills a plus!


The interview process

1. Video call with a Talent Acquisition team member

To discover your professional projects and evaluate if there could be a mutual match.

2. Team interview: Meet the team and/or your future manager

To know more about yourself and your achievements, and present to you the team.

3. Business case

To work at home and to present to the team.

Objective: to evaluate your skills for the position and project yourself into the role.

4. Final interview with the CEO

Eric will detail our company's vision and ambitions for the next couple of years.

Benefits
  • 💰 401(k) with Empower, 3% employer match!
  • 🌴 25 days of PTO (employees are strongly encouraged to use all of it!)
  • 🗓 10 public holidays
  • 🧘♂ Health, Dental & Vision insurance (80% coverage), for individuals and their families
  • Short term & long term disability insurance (100% paid)
  • 🌎 Travel policy including to our annual off-sites ('23 was South of France!)
  • Up to $300 towards your home office set-up
  • 🔌 Monthly remote work stipend $70
  • 🙌 Complimentary access to Talk Space
  • 🤝 Referral bonus of $4000 for any new Guardians we might hire thanks to you
  • 💳 Pre-tax commuter plan access


The base salary range for this position is expected to be $190,000-$230,000 per year. Actual compensation will be determined on factors such as location, relevant experience, skills, and other qualifications. This range represents the expected base pay for this role; additional compensation may include commissions, equity, and/or other benefits.

Team Customer Care Locations San Diego Remote status Fully Remote Employment type Full-time

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