Black Duck Software, Inc.

Black Duck Software, Inc.

Lead Sales Engineer (West Coast)

Mountain View, CA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 21 days ago
LLMsCybersecuritySalesCommunicationPublic Speaking

About the role

  • As a Lead Sales Engineer, you will act as a trusted technical advisor throughout the new business sales cycle, working alongside Account Executives to engage prospective customers, uncover their needs, and deliver compelling, solution-oriented outcomes.
  • You must bring a consultative, forward-looking approach to every interaction, helping to accelerate deal velocity and build confidence with technical and executive stakeholders alike.

Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with Account Executives to develop and execute technical strategies that drive net-new customer acquisition
  • Analyze prospect environments and requirements to design tailored, high-impact application security solutions
  • Support early-stage opportunity shaping by helping prospects understand risks, gaps, and potential business impact
  • Create and deliver compelling technical presentations aligned with both technical buyers and executive stakeholders
  • Collaborate with Account Executives to differentiate Black Duck in competitive, net-new sales cycles
  • Support technical validation and integration discussions within customer AI based DevSecOps environments
  • Proven ability to support new business sales cycles in partnership with quota-carrying Account Executives

Nice to have

  • Position and articulate the value of SAST, SCA, DAST and LLM based solutions in the context of customer-specific challenges and priorities
  • Contribute to account planning strategies with a focus on expanding pipeline and increasing win rates
  • Stay current on application security trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies
  • 8+ years of experience in sales engineering, solutions engineering, or technical pre-sales, ideally within application security or DevSecOps
  • Strong understanding of application security concepts, vulnerabilities, and testing methodologies
  • Hands-on or working experience with SAST, SCA, or DAST technologies
  • Familiarity with AI based Code Development tools and workflows.
  • Technical background in software development, security engineering, or related fields

Company info

  • Lead technical discovery sessions, product demonstrations, and proof-of-value engagements for prospective customers

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