Sales Engineer - Los Angeles

<div class="content-intro"><p>Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform company, led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal (founder of AppDynamics, acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). 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.</p> <p>Powered 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. </p> <p>Over 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. </p> <p>With a global team across 26 offices and 25 countries, Harness is shaping the future of AI software delivery — and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Position Summary</strong></span></p> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Sales Engineer lives and works in the intersection between sales and engineering. The ideal candidate must be able to articulate technology and product positioning at the executive, business and technical levels. Sales Engineers are the primary technical support for the sales force and are responsible for actively driving and managing the technology evaluation stage of the sales process. They are there to ensure success with all Harness customers and strategize with their sales counterparts to steer customers to a commercial relationship.</span></div> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About The Role</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">World class presentation skills in delivering presentations/demos of our platform</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Able to work with customers directly to debug common errors</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to tie business problems to technical solutions</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Capable of understanding and articulating technology value propositions</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Drive complex technical engagements with customers to prove the value of Harness solutions </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About You</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You will be responsible for delivering a great product demonstration which tells a story of how our software provides value to our customer</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You will be responsible for representing the product to customers and at field events such as conferences, seminars, etc.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You will remain knowledgeable and up-to-date on changes and developments on our technologies</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You either actively develop software, have a prior background as a developer, or worked with developers in a DevOps role  </span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong cloud knowledge, you worked with infrastructure automation such as Terraform</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You are able to respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You are able to convey customer requirements to Engineering teams</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You are able to travel throughout a sales territory with minimal restrictions and occasionally on short notice</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Location</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This role will be remote, based in the Los Angeles area</span></li> </ul> <div> <h4><span style="font-size: 12pt;">What You Will Have At Harness</span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Competitive salary</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Comprehensive healthcare benefits</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Flexible Spending Account (FSA)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Employee Assistance Program (EAP)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Quarterly Harness TGIF-Off / 4 days</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team-building events</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Recharge & Reset Program</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Monthly internet reimbursement</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Commuter benefits</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay rate include your specific skills, experience, qualifications, location, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to the base salary, certain roles may qualify for a performance-based incentive and/or equity, with eligibility depending on the position. These rewards are based on a combination of company performance and individual achievements.<br><br></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The OTE Range is $220,000 - $290,000</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A valid authorization to work in the U.S. is required</span></p> </div> <div id="te-floating-button-container"></div> <div id="te-floating-button-container"></div> <div id="te-floating-button-container"></div> <div id="te-floating-button-container"></div><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Pay transparency</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$265,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$285,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><h3>Harness in the news:</h3> <ul> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><a href="https://www.harness.io/blog/240m-financing-to-bring-ai-to-everything-after-code">Accelerating Our Mission to Bring AI to Everything After Code</a></li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/harness-is-worth-5point5-billion-in-round-led-by-goldman-sachs.html">Goldman Sachs leads investment in software delivery startup Harness at $5.5 billion valuation</a></li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvOYXKAyAqs">How Harness runs 16 “startups within a startup” at scale | Jyoti Bansal</a></li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><a href="https://www.digit.fyi/ai-visibility-crisis-fuelling-security-nightmare/">Harness Research Shows AI Visibility Crisis Fueling Security Nightmare</a></li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><a href="https://www.harness.io/blog/we-made-inc-s-2025-power-partners-list-again---heres-why-it-matters">Harness has been named to the Inc. Power Partner list for software delivery success</a></li> </ul> <p>All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.<br><br></p> <p><strong>Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers</strong></p> <p>We 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. </p> <p>Please 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. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.</p> <p>If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at <a href="mailto:security@harness.io">security@harness.io</a>. You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission’s website (<a href="https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams)">https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams)</a>, or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.</p> <div id="te-floating-button-container"></div></div>

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