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Inbound Sales Development Representative - Boston

LaunchDarkly · Hybrid · Boston, MA

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
7d ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

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What LaunchDarkly sells

Ship new software features and undo them instantly

Software teams want to ship new features faster, but they need a quick way out when something goes wrong. This product lets developers instantly roll back a change that causes trouble. It also lets them show new features to chosen groups of customers first, so teams can release more often and feel safer doing it.

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The Braun Read

Worth a look

Solid on the basics. Use the first call to fill in the gaps.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Shares 1 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
Pipeline
A mix of self-sourced pipeline and inbound or SDR help.
Time on market
Open 6 days.
Company hiring
Ramping up: posted 6 sales roles in the last 30 days.

Red flags

None spotted.

Green flags

  • SDR or inbound support. You won't be building all of your own pipeline from zero.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  3. 3.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  4. 4.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  5. 5.

    What are the base and the OTE for this role?

    No point investing hours before you know the number.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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The role

You qualify inbound demo, pricing, and trial requests plus event leads for LaunchDarkly across North America, then proactively reach targeted accounts and hand qualified meetings to AEs.

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Selling motion

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Who you're selling to

Buyer:
DevelopersIn their words: “The LaunchDarkly platform helps developers innovate on new features faster”

Pipeline expectations

A mix of self-sourced pipeline and inbound / SDR support.

Compensation

The posting doesn't list pay.

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
About the Job: LaunchDarkly is looking for an experienced, self-directed Sales Development Representative to own the first stage of engagement across North America. You will manage and qualify inbound leads, event MQLs, and accounts showing meaningful engagement through our account-based programs. This is not a purely reactive lead-response role. You will combine fast, consultative follow-up with thoughtful, proactive outreach to turn customer interest and buying signals into qualified meetings and pipeline. Responsibilities: - Act as the first point of contact for prospective customers across North America, creating a fast, thoughtful, and credible first impression. - Respond rapidly to high-intent inbound inquiries, including demo requests, pricing requests, trials, contact forms, and other hand-raisers. - Own follow-up for event leads, adapting outreach based on the person, account, and engagement history. - Research and proactively engage targeted accounts that show meaningful engagement and buying intent. - Convert qualified interest into sales-ready meetings and opportunities for Account Executives. - Execute coordinated outreach across phone, email, LinkedIn, and other approved channels. - Maintain complete, accurate, and timely activity, qualification notes, and account context in Salesforce. - Partner closely with North American Account Executives, Marketing, Revenue Operations, and the global SDR organization to improve lead quality, routing, messaging, and conversion. - Share patterns and feedback from prospects so the broader team can improve campaigns, events, content, and the customer journey. Qualifications: - At least 1 year of successful SDR or BDR experience in B2B SaaS or a similar environment. - A demonstrated record of setting goals, taking ownership, and delivering measurable results. - Experience communicating with customers, prospects, or other external audiences. - Strong judgment and the ability to operate independently. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the confidence to engage senior and technical stakeholders. Pay: Target pay ranges based on Geographic Zones* for Level 3: - Zone 1: San Francisco/Bay Area or NYC Metropolitan Area, Boston, Seattle - $86,700 - $119,240** - Zone 2: Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Austin, Portland, Philadelphia, Chicago - $78,100 - $107,360** - Zone 3: All other US locations - $73,700 - $101,310** LaunchDarkly operates from a place of high trust and transparency; we are happy to state the pay range for our open roles to best align with your needs. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. *Within the United States, our geographic pay zones are defined by counties surrounding major metropolitan areas. **Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary. About LaunchDarkly: Modern software delivery was supposed to be the foundation for a thriving digital business but reality has proven otherwise. Slow, inefficient development cycles, costly outages, and fragmented customer experiences are preventing developers from building their best software. The LaunchDarkly platform helps developers innovate on new features faster while protecting them with a safety valve to instantly rewind when things go wrong. Developers can target product experiences to any customer segment and maximize the business impact of every feature. And by gradually rolling out new application components, they escape nightmare "big-bang" technology migrations. The LaunchDarkly platform was built to guide engineers to the next frontier of DevOps by: - Improving the velocity and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages - Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts - Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize - Coordinating the release and optimization of software to provide consistent experiences across mobile platforms and device types - Improving the effectiveness and productivity of engineering teams, by providing insights into engineering cadence and stability At LaunchDarkly, we believe in the power of teams. We're building a team that is humble, open, collaborative, respectful and kind. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. LD invites any applicant to review our written Affirmative Action Plan. To do so, contact People Ops at hr@launchdarkly.com. Do you need a disability accommodation? Fill out this accommodations request form and someone from our People Operations team will contact you for assistance. Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams, LaunchDarkly recruiters will only contact you from @LaunchDarkly.com email addresses or via LinkedIn from "Verified Recruiter" accounts. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate LaunchDarkly recruiters will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before making a job offer. LaunchDarkly will never make a job offer without conducting a formal interview process. Our interview process does not involve asking detailed questions by email. If you are ever unsure about a communication that you receive, don't click any links—visit Careers | LaunchDarkly directly for confirmed job openings and links to apply. Please notify us of any fraudulent representation by sending an email to careers@launchdarkly.com.
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