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Harness has raised approximately $570M in funding and is valued at $5.5B, backed by leading investors including Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, Citi Ventures, and more. As AI accelerates code creation, the real bottleneck has shifted to everything after the code - testing, deployments, application security, reliability, compliance, and cost optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this “outer loop,” helping teams ship software faster while maintaining security and governance throughout the entire software delivery lifecycle.\nPowered by Harness AI and the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the Harness Platform applies deep context and intelligent automation across the software delivery lifecycle with governance and policy-driven controls embedded throughout the platform. \nOver the past year, Harness powered over 185M deployments, 82M builds, 18T flag evaluations, 8M security scans, 9.1B optimized tests, 3T protected API calls, and helped manage $2.8B in cloud spend - enabling customers like United Airlines, Morningstar, and Choice Hotels to accelerate releases by up to 75%, reduce cloud costs by up to 60%, and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency. \nWith a global team across 26 offices and 27 countries, Harness is shaping the future of AI software delivery - and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster.\nPosition Summary\nThe AppSec Sales Engineer is the technical liaison who bridges sales and engineering, expertly articulating the technology and product positioning of our AI-Native DevSecOps platform to executive, business, and technical audiences. They provide critical technical support, drive and manage the technology evaluation stage, ensure customer success in adopting application and AI security products, and strategize to achieve commercial relationships.\nKey Responsibilities\nDeliver world-class platform presentations and demos focused on Application Security Testing and Runtime Protection as part of the larger DevSecOps landscape.\n\nEvangelize the benefits of the Harness AI-Native DevSecOps platform, highlighting its AppSec and API/AI Security capabilities, including SCA, SAST, DAST, and runtime protection\n\nConnect business security risks and compliance problems to technical solutions within the end-to-end DevSecOps pipeline.\n\nDrive complex technical engagements, such as workshops and POVs, to prove Harness's value in securing the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC) from code to operation, including API and AI workflows.\n\nAbout You\nResponsible for delivering product demonstrations that show customer value in eliminating security debt for developed software and mitigating emerging API and AI risks.\n\nExperience as a Pre-Sales Engineer supporting SaaS/software sales in the DevSecOps or Cybersecurity domain or a strong practitioner with experience in the software evaluation and buying process.\n\nHands-on experience with modern application security practices and tools (e.g., API Security, AI Security, SAST, DAST, SCA, or other similar technologies).\n\nAppreciation for cloud-native application security and the security risks associated with the integration of GenAI.\n\nRemain current on emerging technologies and developments in AI security, software supply chain security, and threat landscapes.\n\nAble to convey complex customer security requirements and feature requests to Engineering.\n\nAbility and willingness to travel, occasionally on short notice, for customer engagements, internal meetings, or trade shows/conferences.\n\nRemote role, SouthEast Region - Must Travel\nWHAT YOU WILL HAVE AT HARNESS\nCompetitive salary \nComprehensive healthcare benefits\nFlexible Spending Account (FSA)\nFlexible work schedule\nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)\nFlexible Time Off and Parental Leave\nMonthly, quarterly, and annual social and team building events\nMonthly internet & phone reimbursement\nA valid authorization to work in the U.S. is required.\nPay transparency\n$182,000—$218,000 USD\nHarness in the news:\nAccelerating Our Mission to Bring AI to Everything After Code\nGoldman Sachs leads investment in software delivery startup Harness at $5.5 billion valuation\nHow Harness runs 16 “startups within a startup” at scale | Jyoti Bansal\nHarness Research Shows AI Visibility Crisis Fueling Security Nightmare\nHarness has been named to the Inc. Power Partner list for software delivery success\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.\nAt Harness, we care about your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. For additional information on this topic, you can visit our privacy Portal: https://harness-privacy.relyance.ai/\nNote on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers\nWe have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers. \nPlease note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @harness.io. Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. 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