Technical Advisor at Sonar

Austin, Texas, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, SoftwareIndustries

Requirements

  • Proven practical experience (at least 5 years) in software development or DevOps engineering
  • At least 5 years of experience in pre- or post-sales customer-facing activities
  • High listening skills and the ability to formalize and abstract elements expressed by customers and partners
  • Excellent presentation skills with strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven ability to work in a team, receiving and giving feedback as well as sharing knowledge
  • Attention to details
  • A can-do attitude: challenging the status quo, leading and contributing to key improvements and innovations
  • Autonomy to run your activity/plans with limited supervision

Responsibilities

  • Actively listen and formalize Account technical pains or other adoption inhibitors
  • Work on plans to overcome customer pains and inhibitors
  • Report product technical or functional gaps internally and advocate for their resolution
  • Evangelize/Promote the Sonar Clean Code concept and Clean as You Code methodology to the customer
  • Assist Sonar sponsors in the Account for the promotion/evangelization of the Sonar ecosystem
  • Keep Accounts up to date on the roadmap and aware of the value present in upcoming Sonar releases, as well as collecting feedback
  • Recruit customer development teams not currently using Sonar
  • “Upgrade” customer development teams that do not use Sonar correctly and therefore do not receive the maximum value
  • Position (favorably) the Sonar ecosystem vs other competing products potentially still used in the Account
  • Educate developers and managers on the value of static code analysis in general and of the Sonar ecosystem specifically
  • Make sure that the Account's Sonar technical deployment and operations are in line with the size of the deployment and the criticality of the tool in the DevOps chain
  • Run Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) with Account Sales representatives
  • Execute Sonar deployment audits, identify gaps, and drive remediation plans for Accounts
  • Contribute to the Account Management plans with Sales Representatives. Elaborate the Technical strategy tailored to the Account context, provide inputs on the Commercial strategy
  • Keep yourself constantly up to date knowledge of the technical status of the Account, technical progress, threats, opportunities for improved maturity
  • Track product development within Sonar in order to maintain product expertise

Skills

SonarQube
Clean Code
Clean as You Code
Code Quality
Technical Evangelism
Customer Adoption
Product Roadmap
Software Analysis
Technical Consulting

Sonar

Tools for code quality and security

About Sonar

SonarSource provides tools aimed at improving code quality and security for software developers. Its main products include SonarLint, an IDE plugin that gives real-time feedback on code quality; SonarQube, a self-managed solution for comprehensive code analysis and reporting; and SonarCloud, a cloud-based service that offers similar features with the convenience of cloud management. SonarSource operates on a subscription-based model, allowing clients to access its tools through annual subscriptions or usage-based pricing for cloud services. The company serves over 400,000 organizations worldwide, emphasizing the importance of writing clean, maintainable, and secure code. SonarSource's goal is to promote the philosophy of "Clean Code," which enhances the efficiency of development teams and improves the security and reliability of software applications.

Vernier, SwitzerlandHeadquarters
2008Year Founded
$444.6MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, CybersecurityIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours
Hybrid Work Options
Professional Development Budget

Risks

Tidelift acquisition may cause integration challenges, disrupting Sonar's operations.
Cultural challenges may affect the partnership with Adactin in Australia.
New distribution agreement with QBS Software may lead to channel conflicts.

Differentiation

SonarSource supports over 30 programming languages, offering broad compatibility for developers.
SonarLint provides real-time feedback in IDEs, enhancing code quality during development.
SonarQube and SonarCloud offer comprehensive code analysis, ensuring high standards for codebases.

Upsides

Sonar's acquisition of Tidelift enhances its open source software security capabilities.
Partnership with Adactin expands Sonar's reach in the Australian market.
Integration with AI-driven tools boosts Sonar's code quality assessment efficiency.

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