Escape

Sales Engineer (Pre-sales) - Hybride NYC

New York, US Full-time

We’re building an AI-powered code-to-cloud security platform covering Attack Surface Management, automated pentesting, and DAST. With 25+ people, offices in NYC & Paris, and a recent $18M Series A, we’re scaling our team and looking for mid–senior Sales Engineers to join our pre-sales efforts.

As a Sales Engineer at Escape, you’ll be the technical bridge between our customers, AEs, and engineering team, helping close commercial deals by showcasing how our platform solves real-world security challenges. You’ll play a key role in shaping customer success, delivering demos, running POCs, and providing technical expertise.

What You’ll Do:

  • Partner with Account Executives and Engineering to drive commercial wins in pre-sales engagements.
  • Configure, demo, and guide customers through the platform, ensuring a smooth technical experience.
  • Gather customer feedback, educate on best practices, and advise on optimal use of the product.
  • Identify opportunities for product improvement and provide insights to our Product & Engineering teams.
  • Occasionally support on-site visits, workshops, and POCs at customer offices or conferences.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Experience: 3+ years in a deep tech environment; consulting experience is a plus.

  • Technical Skills: Strong understanding of SaaS/software products; Python required, back-end engineering a plus.

  • Customer Focus: Passion for helping clients succeed, with excellent communication skills.

  • Proactive Problem-Solver: Able to independently troubleshoot technical challenges.

  • Team Player: Collaborates seamlessly with sales, product, and engineering teams.

  • Startup Enthusiast: Excited to contribute in a fast-growing, high-impact AI security startup.

    If you’re a technically strong, client-facing engineer who loves pre-sales strategy and commercial impact, we’d love to meet you!

🤓 1 profiling meeting with the Hiring Manager – 30 minutes

🤔 1 Technical Challenge at home

👋 1 Meeting the CSM team - 1 hour

👋 Panel Interview with CEO and CTO – 1 hour

  • 💌 Formal hiring proposal

🚀 Y Combinator Company Info

Y Combinator Batch: W23
Team Size: 29 employees
Industry: B2B Software and Services -> Security
Company Description: The only DAST that works with modern stack and tests business logic

💰 Compensation

Salary Range: $150,000 - $200,000

📋 Job Details

Job Type: Full-time
Experience Level: 3+ years