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Sales Engineer, Canada

Torq · Sales Engineer, Canada

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Posted
3mo ago

Still open · checked 3h agoon Torq's careers page

What Torq sells

AI that handles a security team's routine work

Security teams at big companies have a lot of routine work to get through to keep attackers out. Torq uses AI to handle much of that security work automatically. The team has less to do by hand.

In plain English, from their own job posts. Something wrong? Tell us

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The Braun Read

Proceed with caution

A few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Pipeline
Doesn't say where pipeline comes from. Ask.
Time on market
Open 104 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
Company hiring
11 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

Red flags

  • Hustle-culture language. Words like rockstar, grind, work hard / play hard, or "no excuses" usually mean long hours and high turnover.

Worth asking about

  • Open 90+ days. This role has been posted for three months or more. Ask why it's been hard to fill, and whether anyone left it.

Green flags

None spotted.

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 hours do your best reps actually work?

    Hustle language in a posting often shows up in your calendar.

  2. 2.

    This role has been open a while. What's made it hard to fill?

    The answer tells you what candidates saw that made them walk.

  3. 3.

    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.

  4. 4.

    What are the base and the OTE for this role?

    No point investing hours before you know the number.

  5. 5.

    What's the annual quota, and how was it set?

    A quota built from real data is a target. Otherwise it's a hope.

  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

Pre-sales Sales Engineer for Torq's AI SOC platform, supporting deals with Fortune 500 security teams through technical discovery, scoped POCs, and executive presentations. Remote, based in Canada.

Enterprise

Selling motion

Not stated in the posting.

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Security teams at Fortune 500 companiesIn their words: “the AI-native autonomous SecOps platform of choice for security teams across the Fortune 500”
Company size:
Enterprise

Pipeline expectations

Not stated in the posting.

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
  • Territory
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
Skeletons, lasers, tattoo buses — the Torq brand grabs attention like nothing else in cybersecurity. And we're growing like crazy, backed by Series D funding, 200% employee growth, and 300% revenue growth. Fueling Torq's momentum is our game-changing AI SOC platform, backed by a team and culture that makes Torq one of Forbes' Best Startup Employers in America, and a Business Insider 'startup to bet your career on'. Life at Torq is all gas, no brakes. We're a team of relentless, collaborative go-getters pushing the boundaries of what's possible for security automation. Every role is an essential driver of Torq's success as the AI-native autonomous SecOps platform of choice for security teams across the Fortune 500. We are looking for a Sales Engineer to build, implement and manage top standard SE strategy in an outstanding hyper-growth environment. In this role you’ll help our sales team to evangelize the power of Torq by assessing and understanding the technical business needs of our customers and prospects to help them achieve maximum value from our solution. This remote position is based in Canada. What you’ll do: - Provide outstanding and effective pre-sales technical expertise and sales engineering processes. - Lead the Sales Engineering team in following sales methodology and best practices, as well as ensuring proper use of CRM system - Partner with sales leadership and product groups to drive operational excellence and efficiency and meet quarterly and annual sales targets - Ensure accuracy and accountability with internal systems and tools - Provide technical guidance and support to the sales team, ensuring that they have the knowledge and tools needed to be successful - Deliver compelling presentations to customers and prospects to ensure they understand the value of our solution - Promote products and business solutions at conferences, forums, and seminars. - Participate in regional industry events/organizations as a thought leader. - Collaborate with a variety of internal functional areas to ensure solutions are implemented and supported in-line with client expectations. - Provide input on product development or enhancements to existing products to product management function. Requirements: - 5+ years in pre-sales/solutions engineering for a SaaS security product — SecOps, SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, or AI SOC. Security domain knowledge is a must - Working fluency with agentic AI: multi-agent systems, reasoning and planning, tool calling, MCP, prompt engineering, and the practical limits of LLMs in security - Hands-on use of AI tooling to build — demo environments, POC assets, integrations, and custom workflows - Ability to address AI trust and governance in enterprise evaluations: explainability, audit trails, approval gates, blast-radius limits, reversibility, and data handling - Familiarity with the AI SOC competitive landscape and how architectures differ, from autonomous triage point solutions to AI-augmented SIEM and EDR bundles - Fluency in the modern SOC operating model: triage, investigation, case management, Tier 1–3 workflows, MTTD/MTTR - Deep understanding of pre-sales engineering and sales stage processes, including scoped POCs with measurable success criteria - Public Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure) hands-on working knowledge - Hands-on with Python, PowerShell, or bash, plus REST APIs, JSON, and webhook-based integrations - Prior experience selling one or more cybersecurity solutions: SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, Cloud Security, Identity, Email Security - Bilingual English/French is preferred - Outstanding presentation skills for both technical and executive audiences - Proven self-starter able to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines - Demonstrated success with Fortune 1000 companies - Excellent project management skills and ability to influence technical decision makers and executives - Ability to travel frequently and participate in events As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to a team defined and empowered by diversity. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Torq will process your personal data in accordance with Torq’s Privacy Policy. We build AI for a living, and we encourage candidates to use it to prep, research, and sharpen their best work. But we're hiring humans, not chatbots. We want the real you. Use AI to tighten your resume, prep for interviews, research Torq, and outline ideas for written responses. Show up as yourself for live interviews, final assessments (the voice, logic, and reasoning need to be yours), and anywhere we're evaluating how you think — not how you prompt. Excited about our vision and ready to make an impact as we grow? We'd love to see what you can bring to the team. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to a team defined and empowered by diversity. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Torq will process your personal data in accordance with Torq’s Privacy Policy.
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