Security Solutions Engineer, Pre-Sales at CodeAnt AI
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Compensation
- Not Disclosed + Equity
In this San Francisco-based role, you’ll work directly with the founders to lead technical discovery and help CISOs navigate complex exploits. If you have deep roots in AppSec or offensive security and love bridging the gap between high-level risk and engineering fixes, this is your chance to secure an early, high-impact seat with significant equity upside in a rapidly scaling startup.
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Role overview
You will lead the technical side of customer conversations at CodeAnt AI, bridging the gap between security researchers and engineering teams. You’ll drive technical discovery, run exploits, and guide clients through focused evaluations. This founder-adjacent role is essential for helping CISOs understand risks while ensuring engineering teams have clear remediation paths.
About CodeAnt AI
Software
CodeAnt AI is building an integrated offensive and defensive security platform. We help companies understand how attackers could get in, what they could reach, and how to fix the risks. Our customers include NRG Energy, Commvault, 11x, and Sanas. One of our AEs, John, closed $2M in revenue in the first eight months of 2026. We’re hiring two more Account Executives to help build what comes next.
What you will do
- Lead technical discovery sessions with security and engineering teams to understand architecture, exposed assets, and specific testing requirements.
- Execute product demos that explain complex attack paths, evidence of impact, and clear remediation steps to both executives and practitioners.
- Translate customer objections and identified product gaps into actionable feedback for researchers and engineers to improve demos and documentation.
Who this is a fit for
- Proven experience in application security, offensive security, or technical pre-sales with hands-on depth in web/API vulnerabilities and cloud exposure.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate the distinction between theoretical risk and demonstrated exploitability to CISOs and engineers alike.
- A customer-focused mindset with experience running technical evaluations from initial discovery through to a successful closing decision.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join a high-growth Y Combinator W24 startup valued at $70M that is redefining Continuous Cyber Defense for modern enterprises.
- Work directly alongside the founders and security researchers in a high-impact, founder-adjacent seat that blends technical practice with sales strategy.
- Play a pivotal role in a company where the founders still lead sales calls, offering a unique front-row seat to scaling a venture-backed startup.
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What happens next?
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