Senior Solutions Engineer - West [IC3-IC4]

Source Graph

  • San Francisco, CA Denver, CO
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Who we areOur mission at Sourcegraph is to make it so that , not just ~0.1% of the population.Everything is changing in how software gets built, and Sourcegraph builds tools that make it easier at scale. Code Search helps devs explore and understand massive codebases. Amp, our agentic coding tool, dramatically accelerates the time it takes to write new code and tackle complex problems like migrating and transforming code.We're trusted by engineering teams at leading companies like Stripe, Uber, and Palo Alto Networks, and with $225M in funding from investors like , , and , we are building the tools that will define the next era of enterprise software development. We're a globally distributed team with a culture of high agency, direct communication, and deep love for developers.If you want to work at the bleeding edge of software and do the most meaningful work of your career, join us.Hours & location🌎 While we hire in the world, we prefer those living in a hub city (Denver or San Francisco) to be able to work from one of our office locations for several days per week.Ideal locations:
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Denver, CO
We do not subscribe to “I do my best work when I work 40 hours a week.” People we hire at Sourcegraph believe that building outstanding things means working very hard - smarter and more hours than the competition.Why this job is excitingAs a Senior Solutions Engineer, you will have broad responsibility and growth potential in helping us take our pre-sales organization to the next level. Our customers are the world's leading technology organizations. No other role at any other company gives you insight into how so many world-class organizations and developers build software at scale, and no other role at any other company puts you right in the middle of it all like we do.📅 Within one month, you will…
  • Learn about our products, our value propositions, our customers, our team, and our processes.
  • Set up your own fully configured sandbox instance
  • Start building a trusting relationship with your peers on Sales, Value Engineering, Post-sales Customer Success and Support teams
  • Join customer and prospect calls with some of our largest customers to understand their needs, how we communicate the value of Sourcegraph, and how we deliver positive impact to our customers' business
  • Get demo certified
📅 Within three months, you will…
  • Continue to take ownership of more prospective relationships partnering with up to three Account Executives (AEs)
  • Lead early-stage conversations with prospective customers and delve into the technical needs for success
  • Serve as an advocate on behalf of your customers by bringing important insights and feedback back to internal teams
  • Drawing from past experience, as well as observations, make internal contributions by identifying opportunities to help propose and deliver solutions
  • Participate in Solutions Engineer-led projects which will mature our own capabilities, increase the breadth of our footprint both internally and externally, and positively impact our business and our customers
📅 Within six months, you will…
  • Establish yourself as a thought leader and evangelist by using your insights to teach prospective customers new and better ways to get value from Sourcegraph.
  • Mentor, recruit and train teammates, prospects, and new hires
About youYou are an enthusiastic, proactive, driven, and results-oriented Senior Solutions Engineer who shares and has a passion for getting prospective customers to that a-ha moment with Sourcegraph!The ideal candidate:
  • You have more than 5 years experience in a relevant role such as Sales Engineering or Solutions Engineering across a technical product.
  • You have experience selling Enterprise software solutions and have gone through the lived experience of the Enterprise process selling motions.
  • You have an innate curiosity of getting to the root of customer problems and understanding their motivations.
  • You're excited about the prospect of being directly involved in the advent of generative AI!
  • You are well versed in back end infrastructure architecture.
  • You are very technically inclined and have a propensity to code and or hack code.
  • You have experience writing code in one of the following (JavaScript, Python, Java, Go).
  • You are a problem solver, love to troubleshoot.
  • You have familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes environments.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, specifically across technical presentations and product demonstrations; ability to influence and excite a technical audience.
  • Either through direct experience or deep understanding, working knowledge of the end-to-end software development lifecycle and concepts such as continuous integration and continuous deployment. Note: You do not need to be a software engineer to be successful in this role!
  • You have the ability to speak fluently with our developer champions and users (who are all developers themselves).
  • You have the strategic mindset to be able to identify opportunities and potential solutions to solve both internal and external problems or gaps, and you can use your skills to apply the appropriate solution.
  • You enjoy building tools, templates, and technical enablement collateral.
  • You have an organized approach to work, with demonstrated ability to proactively manage a set of concurrent opportunities, to make difficult prioritization decisions, and to use data to guide decision-making.
  • You're not afraid to learn a new skill to solve a problem that benefits or unblocks a deal.
  • You work well independently.
Level📊 This job is an IC3-IC4 position, depending on previous experience and role scope. You can read more about in our Handbook.Compensation💸 We pay you an above-average salary because we want to hire the best people who are fully focused on helping Sourcegraph succeed, not worried about paying bills. As an company that values , our compensation ranges are visible to every single Sourcegraph teammate.Your salary is determined by your pay band for the IC3-IC4 job level. For determining pay bands, we use a number of market and data-driven salary sources, along with your location zone, and target the high-end of the range to ensure we're always paying above market regardless of where you live in the world. Both U.S. and international locations are divided into one of four zones, determined by the cost of labor index for each area. The salary for a successful candidate will be based on level, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and location zone. Please note that the salaries below may be adjusted in the future.💰 The target compensation for this role is based on the IC3-IC4 pay bands:IC3: $150,000 base + $50,000 variable ($200,000 USD on-target-earnings)
IC4: $170,000 base + $56,667 variable ($226,667 USD on-target-earnings)📈 In addition to our cash compensation, we offer equity (because when we succeed as a company, we want you to succeed, too) and generous .Interview processBelow is the interview process you can expect for this role (you can read more about in our Handbook). It may look like a lot of steps, but rest assured that we move quickly and the steps are designed to help you get the information needed to determine if we're the right fit for you… Interviewing is a two-way street, after all!We expect the interview process to take ~3.5 hours in total.👋 Introduction Stage - we have initial conversations to get to know you better…
  • [30m]
  • [45m]
/🧑‍💻 Team Interview Stage - we then delve into your experience in more depth and introduce you to members of the team, including cross-functional partners…
  • [60m]
with 2 Solutions Engineers * [30m]
/ with an Account Executive🎉 Final Interview Stage - we move you to our final round, where you gain a better understanding of our business and values holistically…
  • [30m]
  • [15m]
with co-founder * We check references and conduct your background checkPlease note - you are welcome to request additional conversations with anyone you would like to meet, but didn't get to meet during the interview process.Learn more about usYou can learn more about what it is like to work at Sourcegraph by reading .We are an ambitious team who are collectively working hard to build the most influential company in the world. You can read more about our , and here.Sourcegraph is an equal opportunity workplace; we welcome people from all backgrounds.Sourcegraph participates in for U.S. Employees.

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