Sales Engineer -Chicago

7B). 5B, and backed by top investors including Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Google Ventures, J. P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures and more. Harness is building the industry’s leading AI-powered software delivery platform, enabling teams worldwide to build, test, and deliver software faster, safer, and more reliably.

Writing code is only 30–40% of the engineering lifecycle — the rest involves testing, deployments, security, compliance, and optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this outer loop, turning complex, time‑driven workflows into streamlined processes at massive global scale.

The platform includes industry leading products in CI/CD, Feature Flags, Cloud Cost Management, Service Reliability, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights, Internal Developer Experience, and API discovery, observability, governance, and runtime protection. 9B in cloud spend optimized, helping customers like United Airlines and Choice Hotels accelerate releases by up to 75% and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency.

With employees in over 25 countries, Harness is shaping the future of AI-driven software delivery — and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster. Position Summary 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.

About The Role World class presentation skills in delivering presentations/demos of our platform Able to work with customers directly to debug common errors Ability to tie business problems to technical solutions Capable of understanding and articulating technology value propositions Drive complex technical engagements with customers to prove the value of Harness solutions About You You will be responsible for delivering a great product demonstration which tells a story of how our software provides value to our customer You will be responsible for representing the product to customers and at field events such as conferences, seminars, etc.

You will remain knowledgeable and up-to-date on changes and developments on our technologies You either actively develop software, have a prior background as a developer, or worked with developers in a DevOps role Strong cloud knowledge, you worked with infrastructure automation such as Terraform You are able to respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs You are able to convey customer

requirements to Engineering teams You are able to travel throughout a sales territory with minimal restrictions and occasionally on short notice Location This role will be remote based out of Chicago area What You Will Have At Harness Competitive salary Comprehensive healthcare

benefits Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave Quarterly Harness TGIF-Off / 4 days Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team-building events Recharge & Reset Program Monthly internet reimbursement Commuter

benefits 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. The OTE Range is $265,000 - $285,000. A valid authorization to work in the U. S. is required.

5 billion valuation How Harness runs 16 “startups within a startup” at scale | Jyoti Bansal Harness Research Shows AI Visibility Crisis Fueling Security Nightmare Harness has been named to the Inc. Power Partner list for software delivery success All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

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