Socket

About Us Socket helps devs and security teams ship faster by cutting out security busywork. Thousands of orgs use Socket to safely find, audit, and manage open source code. Our customers - from Anthropic to xAI, and Figma to Vercel - love Socket (just check out their tweets to see for yourself!) Founded by Feross Aboukhadijeh , a long-time open source maintainer with software downloaded over a billion times a month, Socket has raised $ 125M in funding from top angels, operators, and security leaders. About the Role Socket is looking for a Threat Researcher to join our growing Threat Intelligence Team. In this role, you’ll tackle cutting-edge threats in the software supply chain, leveraging our proprietary AI-based scanner and building tools to enhance malware analysis. You’ll secure open source ecosystems, strengthen threat detection across multiple programming languages, and conduct research that helps protect developers and organizations worldwide. This is not an entry-level position. This is a hands-on role for someone passionate about threat hunting, security research, automation, and turning insights into actionable defenses. What You'll Do Analyze numerous unique threats daily, maintaining a standard of quality that sets the industry benchmark for supply chain security. Author high-impact technical blog posts on malicious open source code packages and extensions, and publish deep-dive research pieces on malicious campaigns, threat actor profiles, novel attack vectors, and ecosystem-wide trends. Design and build automated scripts and tools to streamline malware analysis, enhancing our data collection, threat analysis, and threat hunting workflows. Partner with our engineering team to integrate your research into our core product, turning manual insights into scalable, real-time protection. Leverage expertise in open source software ecosystems to enhance security across package registries, browser extensions (Chrome/VS Code), and proactively monitor GitHub/GitLab for emerging malicious campaigns. Track APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) adversaries, characterizing various TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures), capabilities, infrastructure, and campaigns. What You'll Bring Required: 3+ years of work experience and a master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Technical experience across several areas of security operations, including investigations, incident response and management, digital forensics, malware analysis, reverse engineering, threat intelligence, threat hunting, and detection engineering. Excellent communication skills and the ability to assess the relevance and impact of threats. Experience building tools for automation, data collection, and threat hunting. Passion for open source and code. Preferred: Familiarity with TypeScript/JavaScript and/or other programming languages and ecosystems protected by Socket. Experience leveraging LLMs or AI-based tools for threat detection. Hiring is a big decision on both sides. Read more about our Hiring Philosophy and how we approach the process at Socket. Benefits: Our benefits are crafted to support you and your family, so you can take care of what matters most and thrive in and outside of work. We offer: Market competitive salary bands Meaningful equity program Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family (99% coverage) Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown to rest & recharge Paid parental leave Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites At Socket, we Pursue Excellence: We set ourselves apart by consistently delivering work of exceptional quality and distinction. Move with urgency and focus: We prioritize swift, decisive action. Think rigorously: We care about being right and it often takes reasoning from first principles to get there. We value alternative perspectives and have constructive discussions. Trust and amplify: We overtrust, always assume good intent, and give specific feedback to help each other improve. Feel a strong sense of ownership: We wear many hats and feel a strong sense of overall ownership of the company and we're non-territorial regarding our nominal domains. Are customer obsessed: We relentlessly prioritize the needs of our customers, striving to exceed their expectations and delight them at every interaction.

About Us Socket helps devs and security teams ship faster by cutting out security busywork. Thousands of orgs use Socket to safely find, audit, and manage open source code. Our customers - from Anthropic to xAI, and Figma to Vercel - love Socket (just check out their tweets to see for yourself!) Founded by Feross Aboukhadijeh , a long-time open source maintainer with software downloaded over a billion times a month, Socket has raised $ 125M in funding from top angels, operators, and security leaders. About the Role Socket is on the hunt for an energetic Sales Development Representative to bolster our team. Your primary role will be to bridge the gap between our sales team and potential clients, sparking interest and initiating conversations about our security tool. Responsibilities Be the first point of contact for new business prospects and determine the next steps for each prospect moving forward. Establish active communication and engagement with prospects to create new leads and sales openings. Collaborate with the sales team to design and execute industry-specific outreach strategies. Present our product to potential clients, highlighting how our services can address their specific needs. Maintain a self-starter attitude while creating outreach strategies for new lead generation methods. Anticipate needs by studying services and conducting market research to identify new leads. What we're looking for 1+ years of sales experience, preferably in a sales development role within the security industry. Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage and excite potential clients about our product. Self-motivated and extremely ambitious, with a drive to achieve sales targets. Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and to use problem-solving skills to overcome any challenges. Experience using CRM software to track and analyze sales data. Nice to haves Knowledge of open source software and/or software development. Familiarity with Socket's products and services. Previous experience working in a fast-growing startup environment. Our Interview Process: Phone Screen with our Talent Team (30) Virtual f2f with the Hiring Manager (30) Virtual f2f Mock Interview & Peer Interview (90) Virtual f2f with our Head of Sales (30) Debrief Final call with our Founder (30) References Decision/Offer Hiring is a big decision on both sides. Read more about our Hiring Philosophy and how we approach the process at Socket. Benefits: Our benefits are crafted to support you and your family, so you can take care of what matters most and thrive in and outside of work. We offer: Market competitive salary bands Meaningful equity program Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family (99% coverage) Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown to rest & recharge Paid parental leave Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites At Socket, we Pursue Excellence: We set ourselves apart by consistently delivering work of exceptional quality and distinction. Move with urgency and focus: We prioritize swift, decisive action. Think rigorously: We care about being right and it often takes reasoning from first principles to get there. We value alternative perspectives and have constructive discussions. Trust and amplify: We overtrust, always assume good intent, and give specific feedback to help each other improve. Feel a strong sense of ownership: We wear many hats and feel a strong sense of overall ownership of the company and we're non-territorial regarding our nominal domains. Are customer obsessed: We relentlessly prioritize the needs of our customers, striving to exceed their expectations and delight them at every interaction.

About Us Socket helps devs and security teams ship faster by cutting out security busywork. Thousands of orgs use Socket to safely find, audit, and manage open source code. Our customers - from Anthropic to xAI, and Figma to Vercel - love Socket (just check out their tweets to see for yourself!) Founded by Feross Aboukhadijeh , a long-time open source maintainer with software downloaded over a billion times a month, Socket has raised $ 125M in funding from top angels, operators, and security leaders. About the Role Socket is looking for a Sales Engineer to support our enterprise customers. In this role you will be at the nexus between our customers and our engineering, product, and design teams. You'll work cross-functionally in order to provide technical education, guidance, and support in a pre-sales capacity. What You'll Do Lead discussions and product demonstrations to showcase capabilities; address customer challenges, respond to questions, and handle objections. Craft technical content to guide customers in implementing specific use cases or extending our solution. Collaborate with account teams to understand customer requirements and translate them to Socket capabilities, emphasizing business value. Support Proof of Concepts (POCs) that align with customer requirements; provide technical expertise, troubleshooting, and guidance throughout the evaluation process. Provide guidance on integrating solutions into the customer's existing infrastructure. Distill and communicate customer needs and product feedback to Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales. Collaborate with Customer Success to drive post-sales revenue, ensure retention, and contribute to growth. Execute cross-functional projects involving teams such as Engineering, Sales, and Marketing. What You'll Bring Required: 7 plus years of pre-sales experience in a Sales Engineering or Solutions Engineering role. Hands-on experience working with enterprise customers in the security or technical SaaS space. Ability to multitask and efficiently handle multiple competing priorities, delegating when necessary while being highly organized, detail oriented, and demonstrating excellent time management skills. Empathetic mindset for the customer and a commitment to delving deep into the challenges they present or experience. Ability to work cross-functionally and contribute directly to Sales, Product and Engineering teams. Ability and desire to learn new tools and technologies. Familiarity with web APIs, SDKs, and other technical frameworks is a plus. Experience with open source, vulnerability management / SCA Must be able to read/write basic scripts in languages Python, JS, or Golang. Knowledge of common source control managers such as gitlab or bitbucket. Preferred: CS degree or equivalent industry experience. Hands on experience working with medium to large customers up to 1000 employees. Relevant security domain experience and familiarity with vulnerability management SCA tools. Experience with AI and Large Language Models (LLM) Our Interview Process Phone Screen with our Talent Team Virtual f2f with the Hiring Manager Virtual f2f with a few members of the team Presentation Final call with our Founder Debrief References Offer Hiring is a big decision on both sides. Read more about our Hiring Philosophy and how we approach the process at Socket. Benefits: Our benefits are crafted to support you and your family, so you can take care of what matters most and thrive in and outside of work. We offer: Market competitive salary bands Meaningful equity program Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family (99% coverage) Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown to rest & recharge Paid parental leave Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites At Socket, we Pursue Excellence: We set ourselves apart by consistently delivering work of exceptional quality and distinction. Move with urgency and focus: We prioritize swift, decisive action. Think rigorously: We care about being right and it often takes reasoning from first principles to get there. We value alternative perspectives and have constructive discussions. Trust and amplify: We overtrust, always assume good intent, and give specific feedback to help each other improve. Feel a strong sense of ownership: We wear many hats and feel a strong sense of overall ownership of the company and we're non-territorial regarding our nominal domains. Are customer obsessed: We relentlessly prioritize the needs of our customers, striving to exceed their expectations and delight them at every interaction.

About Us Socket helps devs and security teams ship faster by cutting out security busywork. Thousands of orgs use Socket to safely find, audit, and manage open source code. Our customers - from Anthropic to xAI, and Figma to Vercel - love Socket (just check out their tweets to see for yourself!) Founded by Feross Aboukhadijeh , a long-time open source maintainer with software downloaded over a billion times a month, Socket has raised $ 125M in funding from top angels, operators, and security leaders. About the Role Socket is looking for a Sales Engineer to support our commercial customers. In this role you will be at the nexus between our customers and our engineering, product, and design teams. You'll work cross-functionally in order to provide technical education, guidance, and support in a pre-sales capacity. What You'll Do Lead discussions and product demonstrations to showcase capabilities; address customer challenges, respond to questions, and handle objections. Craft technical content to guide customers in implementing specific use cases or extending our solution. Collaborate with account teams to understand customer requirements and translate them to Socket capabilities, emphasizing business value. Support Proof of Concepts (POCs) that align with customer requirements; provide technical expertise, troubleshooting, and guidance throughout the evaluation process. Provide guidance on integrating solutions into the customer's existing infrastructure. Distill and communicate customer needs and product feedback to Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales. Collaborate with Customer Success to drive post-sales revenue, ensure retention, and contribute to growth. Execute cross-functional projects involving teams such as Engineering, Sales, and Marketing. What You'll Bring 5+ years in pre-sales technical roles (Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Solutions Architect, TAM) with commercial customers Prior experience in security, developer tools, or SaaS environments Hands-on technical background: prior software engineering, data science, or equivalent role Deep familiarity with package managers (at least one of npm or PyPI) and programming ecosystems (at least one of JavaScript or Python) Understanding of software supply chain security and vulnerability management concepts Ability to read/write basic scripts in Python, JS, or Go Knowledge of source control systems (Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) RESTful API and integration experience Our Interview Process Phone Screen with our Talent Team Virtual f2f with the Hiring Manager Virtual f2f with members of our Sales Team Presentation Final call with our Founder Debrief References Offer Hiring is a big decision on both sides. Read more about our Hiring Philosophy and how we approach the process at Socket. Benefits: Our benefits are crafted to support you and your family, so you can take care of what matters most and thrive in and outside of work. We offer: Market competitive salary bands Meaningful equity program Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family (99% coverage) Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown to rest & recharge Paid parental leave Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites At Socket, we Pursue Excellence: We set ourselves apart by consistently delivering work of exceptional quality and distinction. Move with urgency and focus: We prioritize swift, decisive action. Think rigorously: We care about being right and it often takes reasoning from first principles to get there. We value alternative perspectives and have constructive discussions. Trust and amplify: We overtrust, always assume good intent, and give specific feedback to help each other improve. Feel a strong sense of ownership: We wear many hats and feel a strong sense of overall ownership of the company and we're non-territorial regarding our nominal domains. Are customer obsessed: We relentlessly prioritize the needs of our customers, striving to exceed their expectations and delight them at every interaction.

About Us Socket helps devs and security teams ship faster by cutting out security busywork. Thousands of orgs use Socket to safely find, audit, and manage open source code. Our customers - from Anthropic to xAI, and Figma to Vercel - love Socket (just check out their tweets to see for yourself!) Founded by Feross Aboukhadijeh , a long-time open source maintainer with software downloaded over a billion times a month, Socket has raised $ 125M in funding from top angels, operators, and security leaders. About the Role We're looking for a high-performing Python focused Forward Deployed Engineer to serve as the technical bridge between Socket's enterprise customers and our engineering teams. In this role, you'll combine your software development expertise with exceptional customer skills to drive successful implementations, write custom code, and build the foundation for our professional services offering. You'll play a critical role in ensuring our largest customers achieve maximum value from Socket's security platform while helping shape the future of our technical services. This role is remote with 20-30% travel required for customer onsite engagements. What You'll Do Serve as the primary technical advisor and trusted expert for 5-8 enterprise accounts. Write custom code, scripts, and integrations to solve complex customer implementation challenges. Lead technical onboarding sessions, training workshops, and hands-on implementation guidance. Develop custom SAST rules, CVE rules, and security policies tailored to customer environments. Coordinate seamless technical rollouts and integrations across complex enterprise environments. Build and maintain strong relationships with customer engineering teams and security stakeholders. Create standardized technical documentation, best practices guides, and reusable implementation playbooks. Facilitate communication between customers and internal product teams, translating feedback into actionable insights. Conduct on-site technical engagements including security assessments, alert optimization, and advanced configuration. Review and optimize customer alert configurations, reducing noise and improving security coverage. Anticipate technical challenges and proactively develop solutions that drive product adoption and customer success. Support the development of billable professional services offerings and advanced technical consulting. What You'll Bring 5+ years of software development experience with strong coding skills in Python. Proven track record building integrations, APIs, webhook implementations, and automation scripts in production environments. Exceptional communication and presentation skills with natural ability to explain complex technical concepts. A customer-first mindset — you genuinely enjoy solving problems for clients and building lasting relationships. Strong understanding of modern development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices. Knowledge of security tools, vulnerability management, and software composition analysis preferred. Experience with open source ecosystems and supply chain security concepts. Comfortable with travel and on-site customer engagements as the face of Socket's technical expertise. Experience with scripting and automation for DevOps or security use cases. Our Interview Process Informational with a member of our Talent Team Virtual f2f with the Hiring Manager Virtual f2f with a Peer Take-home problem & brief presentation of your work Internal Debrief Final Interview with our CEO, Feross References Decision/Offer Hiring is a big decision on both sides. Read more about our Hiring Philosophy and how we approach the process at Socket. Benefits: Our benefits are crafted to support you and your family, so you can take care of what matters most and thrive in and outside of work. We offer: Market competitive salary bands Meaningful equity program Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family (99% coverage) Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown to rest & recharge Paid parental leave Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites At Socket, we Pursue Excellence: We set ourselves apart by consistently delivering work of exceptional quality and distinction. Move with urgency and focus: We prioritize swift, decisive action. Think rigorously: We care about being right and it often takes reasoning from first principles to get there. We value alternative perspectives and have constructive discussions. Trust and amplify: We overtrust, always assume good intent, and give specific feedback to help each other improve. Feel a strong sense of ownership: We wear many hats and feel a strong sense of overall ownership of the company and we're non-territorial regarding our nominal domains. Are customer obsessed: We relentlessly prioritize the needs of our customers, striving to exceed their expectations and delight them at every interaction.