Socket

Forward Deployed Engineer, Python

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10 months ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
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Base Salary

$125k - $200k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary technical advisor for 5–8 enterprise accounts.
  • Write custom code, scripts, and integrations for complex customer implementation challenges.
  • Lead technical onboarding sessions, training workshops, and hands-on implementation guidance.
  • Develop customer-specific SAST rules, CVE rules, and security policies.
  • Coordinate technical rollouts and integrations across complex enterprise environments.
  • Build relationships with customer engineering teams and security stakeholders.
  • Create technical documentation, best-practice guides, and reusable implementation playbooks.
  • Translate customer feedback into actionable insights for internal product teams.
  • Conduct onsite security assessments, alert optimization, and advanced configuration engagements.
  • Optimize customer alert configurations to reduce noise and improve security coverage.
  • Develop solutions that address technical challenges and drive product adoption and customer success.
  • Support the development of billable professional services and advanced technical consulting offerings.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of software development experience with strong Python coding skills.
  • Production experience building integrations, APIs, webhook implementations, and automation scripts.
  • Experience with scripting and automation for DevOps or security use cases.
  • Strong understanding of modern development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts.
  • Knowledge of security tools, vulnerability management, and software composition analysis is preferred.
  • Experience with open source ecosystems and software supply chain security concepts.
  • Ability to travel and participate in onsite customer engagements.

Benefits

  • Remote role with 20–30% travel for customer onsite engagements.
  • Remote-first work arrangement with quarterly team off-sites.
  • Comprehensive health benefits for employees and families.
  • Flexible time off, holidays, and winter shutdown.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Meaningful equity program.

Tech Stack

Categories

Forward Deployed
Socket

About Socket

51-200 employees

Socket builds a cybersecurity platform that detects malware and supply chain risks in open-source dependencies for engineering and security teams. The privately held company, founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco, offers tools for safely finding, auditing, and managing third-party packages. Customers include Anthropic, xAI, Figma, and Vercel.

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