Lead Sales Engineer, Nightfall AI
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Cloud-native data protection platform
Open for applications
Cloud-native data protection platform
101-200 employees
Open for applications
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower enterprises big and small to navigate the digital world with confidence, while ensuring the security and privacy of their sensitive data.
Role
Who you are
- BS degree in Computer Science or a technical field
- 7+ years of customer-facing experience as a solutions architect, sales engineer, or partner engineer in cybersecurity or equivalent
- Experience in full-stack development and software architecture patterns, able to understand how a wide variety of technologies and systems interact with each other
- Strong interest and/or exposure to AI and AI Security
- Great communicator, comfortable explaining complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong collaboration, interpersonal, negotiation, prioritization skills
- Experience working across the sales lifecycle and driving outcomes in a customer-facing environment
What the job involves
- As a Lead Sales Engineer at Nightfall you will own the technical aspects of our sales process for Central prospects
- You will consult with prospects to understand their objectives and technical requirements
- You will work alongside Account Executives through all aspects of the sales cycle to demonstrate Nightfall's platform and enable prospects to address their pain points
- You will foster ongoing relationships with prospects and partners to ensure long-term growth while maintaining a deep understanding of Nightfall's evolving platform
- You’ll identify and articulate how Nightfall can unlock significant value for our customers and transform the technology that powers their DLP and AI security initiatives
- Own the technical aspects of sales meetings
- Communicate product features and benefits in pre-sales situations to potential customers
- Conduct assessments of prospects requirements and define Nightfall solutions to meet their needs
- Demonstrate capabilities to prospective customers in live calls
- Implement proof-of-value assessments
- Provide support and product presentations at industry-specific trade shows acting as the voice of the company
- Relay product feedback and feature request to product/engineering/support teams
Our take
Nightfall AI is tackling security challenges posed by the adoption of generative AI and technologies like GPT-4o. Businesses adopting these powerful AI models face extended concerns over sensitive data exposure, prompt injection attacks and model abuse.
Nightfall AI's firewall for I is a robust client wrapper safeguarding GENAI applications and data pipeline. it ensures security by proactively scanning and removing sensitive information like PII, PCI, PHI, and proprietary secrets. Additionally, it defends against prompt injection attacks, ensuring data integrity across diverse AI inputs.
With its AI-native detection engine and advanced DLP models, Nightfall proactively addresses future challenges in evolving AI technologies. By integrating into workflows, Nightfall enables organisations to deploy GenAI applications securely, ensuring compliance and driving innovation for enhanced customer experiences.
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Insights
53% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2022
$40m
SERIES B
Nov 2019
$20.3m
SERIES A
Total funding: $60.3m
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Isaac Madan
(CEO)Having studied at Stanford, Isaac co-founded Chalky in 2013 before working as a Correlation Ventures Tech Advisor and Analyst for Pejman Mar. They spent 2 years as a Venrock Investor before co-founding Nightfall AI in March 2018.
Rohan Sathe
(CTO)Rohan started their career as a Voxer Software Engineer before being a Founding Engineer of UberEats, where they worked until 2017. In March 2018, they co-founded Nightfall AI with Isaac, serving as CTO.
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