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Sales Engineer, Commercial

Socket· Go-to-Market
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Remote$165k - $220k + equityFull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Sales Engineer to support commercial customers, acting as the liaison between customers and engineering/product/design teams. Pre-sales technical role focused on education, guidance, and technical support across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead discussions and product demonstrations to showcase capabilities; address customer challenges, respond to questions, and handle objections.
  • Craft technical content to guide customers in implementing specific use cases or extending our solution.
  • Collaborate with account teams to understand customer requirements and translate them to Socket capabilities, emphasizing business value.
  • Support Proof of Concepts (POCs) that align with customer requirements; provide technical expertise, troubleshooting, and guidance throughout the evaluation process.
  • Provide guidance on integrating solutions into the customer's existing infrastructure.
  • Distill and communicate customer needs and product feedback to Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales.
  • Collaborate with Customer Success to drive post-sales revenue, ensure retention, and contribute to growth.
  • Execute cross-functional projects involving teams such as Engineering, Sales, and Marketing.
  • Ability to travel up to 25% for customer meetings, onsite engagements, and industry events.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in pre-sales technical roles (Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Solutions Architect, TAM) with commercial customers
  • Prior experience in security, developer tools, or SaaS environments
  • Hands-on technical background: prior software engineering, data science, or equivalent role
  • Deep familiarity with package managers (at least one of npm or PyPI) and programming ecosystems (at least one of JavaScript or Python)
  • Understanding of software supply chain security and vulnerability management concepts
  • Ability to read/write basic scripts in Python, JS, or Go
  • Knowledge of source control systems (Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
  • RESTful API and integration experience

Skills

Required:Pre-sales technical leadershipSecurity, developer tools, or SaaS familiarityPackage managers (npm/PyPI)JavaScript or PythonSoftware supply chain security & vulnerability managementScripting (Python/JS/Go)Git/GitHub/GitLab/BitbucketRESTful APIs

Benefits

  • Market competitive salary bands
  • Meaningful equity program
  • Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family (99% coverage)
  • Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown to rest & recharge
  • Paid parental leave
  • Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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