Senior Sales Engineer

GitGuardian

$215K — $240K *
US-AnywhereRemote in San Diego, CA
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years as a technical Sales Engineer in Cybersecurity or DevOps/DevSecOps environments
  • Strong understanding of modern Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
  • Familiarity with microservices vs. monolithic architecture and CI/CD process
  • Experience navigating complex sales cycles in large enterprises
  • Excellent project management skills for engaging with multiple stakeholders
  • Customer-facing and sales-oriented personality

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Account Executives to support pre-sales by acting as a technical product expert
  • Conduct technical product demos and provide assistance during Proof of Concepts (PoCs)
  • Build custom workflows to demonstrate product value to potential customers
  • Provide Tier 1 support to existing Enterprise customers post-sales
  • Work with Marketing and Product teams to develop technical marketing materials

Benefits

  • 401(k) with 3% employer match
  • 25 days of PTO with encouragement to use all time off
  • 10 public holidays
  • 80% coverage for Health, Dental & Vision insurance
  • 100% paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Annual travel policy, including company off-sites
  • Up to $300 for home office setup
  • Monthly remote work stipend of $70
  • Access to mental health support via 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+ 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.


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 with the team and/or your future manager : To learn more about you and your achievements, and to present the team to you.
  3. Business case : To work on at home and present to the team. Objective: evaluate your skills for the position and help you project yourself into the role.
  4. Meet Team USA : Meet the people you'll be working with.
  5. 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 salary range for this position is expected to be $215K-240K OTE per year. Actual compensation will be determined on factors such as location, relevant experience, skills, and other qualifications. This range can adapt depending on profile seniority; 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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