# Manager, Sales Engineering at Socket

- Company: Socket
- What the company does: Socket fights vulnerabilities and provides visibility, defense-in-depth, and proactive supply chain protection for JavaScript, Python, and Go dependen... Backed by a16z and South Park Commons.
- Company website: https://socket.dev
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: United States
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $190K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-26
- Apply by: 2026-12-10
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/socket/f2acca9e-3d32-486f-9111-0051f9ce0553?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/socket-manager-sales-engineering/

## About the role

Socket is looking for a Manager, Sales Engineering to lead the team that helps security and engineering buyers understand our product, validate its value, and confidently choose Socket. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 7+ years as a Sales or Solutions Engineer and 2+ years directly managing SEs, including hiring and ramping them
- Experience leading technical sales for commercial or enterprise customers, from discovery through demos, POCs, and technical validation, selling to developers and security teams
- A track record of improving team performance through specific coaching and operating changes, not by taking over difficult deals
- Credibility in a technical conversation: CI/CD, package managers, the open source ecosystem, and how developers work, plus comfort with Linux and scripting in a language like Python or JavaScript
- Experience building or materially improving pre-sales systems such as evaluation frameworks, coverage models, demo standards, or onboarding
- Experience managing through growth at a startup where process and resources were still evolving

Tags: Go-to-Market

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/socket-manager-sales-engineering/