Socket

Forward Deployed Engineer, Python

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9 months ago
Remote, WorldwideSenior
H1B Sponsor

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

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Forward Deployed
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About Socket

51-200 employees

Socket is a cybersecurity platform that protects companies from software supply chain attacks. Companies use Socket to protect their software applications and critical services from malware and security threats originating in open source code.