Why SOASTA?
We’re an innovative Silicon Valley software company whose SOASTA Platform has changed the way companies do performance and functional testing for mobile and web apps since its release in May 2008. We pride ourselves on our responsiveness to our customers and our ability to maintain our sense of humor no matter how late we stayed up the previous night running tests.
If you’re someone who likes to win and who loves to get people excited about new and better ways to solve old problems, SOASTA may be the place for you.
As for industry validation, we’ve been named a Cool Vendor by Gartner Group, a visionary in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Integrated Software Quality Suites, a winner of the Red Herring North American Top 100 and The Wall Street Journal called us one of the Top 50 Venture-backed Companies in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Our customers include Target.com, Intuit, Netflix, Hallmark and Gilt Group.
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Sales Executive
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, Mountain View Headquarters
Job Description
The Sales Executive is expected to prospect and develop new customer leads, introduce the SOASTA capabilities, and close the deal. This is a direct sales position with a regional geographic territory. The Sales Executive will be expected to call into various groups within prospective customers, from C-level to managers across IT and the business, and understand the needs of each.
Job Responsibilities
- Achieve/exceed annual sales quota
- Qualify leads and sales opportunities
- Direct company resources in pursuit of a winning account strategy
- Prospect and open up new accounts, excellent phone selling skills
- Use analytical and selling skills to understand the customer, their business and technology issues and needs
Job Requirements
- Candidates should have 5 years of successful business-to-business software sales experience…direct and new business focused (not channel or partner based).
- Proven track record of success in creating and managing a robust pipeline of potential new customer base and territory.
- Highly motivated and professional with excellent communication skills, highly confident and goal-oriented.
- Knowledge of software application testing, Cloud technologies, Internet architecture, and/or IT infrastructure.
- Must have high ethics, integrity, and humility and have a desire to be part of a rapidly growing sales and support organization.
- Experience in software start-up and competitive software sales environments.
- Fast learner and at ease with technology.
Please send resume to jobs@soasta.com
Performance Engineer
This position requires a person who is highly skilled at handling complex technical situations, provides world-class customer service, and has effective verbal and written communication skills. Performance Engineers are the front line leaders at SOASTA responsible for delivering performance intelligence. They work with engineering teams to define test objectives, lead performance testing engagements, and provide actionable analysis to help resolve performance bottlenecks. In addition, Performance Engineers play a critical part in pre-sales engagements, post-sales support, and in working with Product Engineering to help define the SOASTA CloudTest roadmap.
Job Description
- Consult with customers to create and execute tests according to specified requirements.
- Work with sales to give product demos and participate in product evaluations.
- Provide technical training to customers and partners.
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science, MIS or Engineering or equivalent work experience.
Business Skills
- Ability to communicate highly technical information to business professionals.
- Excellent listening, presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to prioritize workload among changing priorities.
- Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Technical Skills
- Experience with testing tools such as LoadRunner, SilkPerformer, and JMeter
- Understanding of object-oriented programming languages (C++, Java); Experience with Javascript is a plus
- Understanding of typical n-tier application architecture (web, app, database)
- Expertise with at least one common application server technology (Java, .NET) is a plus
- Knowledge of TCP/IP networking (proxies, firewalls, etc.), and common web technologies (HTTP, REST, Web Services, XML, etc.)
Please send resume to jobs@soasta.com
Sales Engineer
This evangelist role is the face and voice of SOASTA in the software engineering community, driving awareness and adoption of the CloudTest Platform. We are looking for a uniquely talented person to join us as we help companies leverage the power of CloudTest to solve their web and mobile testing challenges. Our team is passionate and focused. We enjoy working with cutting edge technology, but even more so we believe in CloudTest’s ability to truly revolutionize performance engineering practices – we’ve seen it happen time and again!
Job Description
The Sales Engineer position drives results across four critical success factors: Customer Satisfaction, Business Results, Technical Leadership and Operational Excellence. As thought leaders in the industry, the Evangelist also works to create technical content such as white papers and blog posts, speak at Meetups and conferences, and contribute to SOASTA’s overall position as the leader in cloud-based testing.
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science, MIS or Engineering or equivalent work experience.
Business Skills
- Ability to communicate highly technical information to technical professionals and executives.
- Understands solutions in the context of the larger business enterprise.
- Excellent listening, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to prioritize workload among changing priorities.
Technical Skills
- Experience with testing tools such as LoadRunner, SilkPerformer, and JMeter
- Understanding of object-oriented programming languages (C++, Java); Experience with Javascript is a plus
- Understanding of typical n-tier application architecture (web, app, database) is a plus
- Experience with at least one common application server technology (Java, .NET) is a plus
- Knowledge of TCP/IP networking (proxies, firewalls, etc.), and common web technologies (HTTP, REST, Web Services, XML, etc.)
Please send resume to jobs@soasta.com
Technical Support
SOASTA is seeking motivated employees looking for a career in customer service / technical support and excited to work with the newest technologies in testing, providing exceptional customer service on a consistent basis. This role is based in Mountain View, CA and is a great opportunity to work in a fast-paced start-up environment with a team dedicated to dramatically improving web and mobile testing.
Job Description
- Front line support via CloudLink forum, email, webex and telephones.
- Troubleshooting a variety of technical and non-technical issues customers may have with their implementation of CloudTest.
- Contribute to assets developed to increase the effectiveness of SOASTA’s customers.
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science, MIS or Engineering or equivalent work experience.
Business Skills
- Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to prioritize workload among changing priorities.
- Excellent listening, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to prioritize workload among changing priorities.
Technical Skills
- Experience with testing tools such as QTP, Selenium, LoadRunner, SilkPerformer, and JMeter
- Understanding of object-oriented programming languages (C++, Java); Experience with Javascript.
- Understanding of typical n-tier application architecture (web, app, database) is a plus
- Experience with at least one common application server technology (Java, .NET) is a plus
- Knowledge of TCP/IP networking (proxies, firewalls, etc.), and common web technologies (HTTP, REST, Web Services, XML, etc.)
Please send resume to jobs@soasta.com
Software Engineer
SOASTA is looking for bright and talented software engineers to help us build a revolutionary set of visual and highly scalable software products that automate the testing of web applications and web services. If you want to work with the newest technologies, with a great group of people in a fast-paced start-up environment, and want an opportunity to create the coolest real time streaming web user interface on the planet, for a cutting-edge product with unmatched scalability, then this is your opportunity! SOASTA has harnessed the immense power of Cloud Computing to become the leading provider of cloud testing, which businesses use to optimize the real-world performance of their web applications. Customers of all sizes use SOASTA’s load testing services to realistically, rapidly and affordably eliminate web performance issues during development through deployment and into production, ensuring optimal performance and a superior customer experience. SOASTA has been selected by the Wall Street Journal as one of The Next Big Thing companies (the 50 hottest VC-backed firms in the US)!
Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science
- 3-5 years experience with, or a strong desire to learn Java, DHTML, AJAX, XSL, CSS
- Passionate about your work
- Must be fun to work with!
- Unix experience a plus
This position offers a competitive base salary, stock options, and other comprehensive benefits. Please send resume to jobs@soasta.com
Director of Demand Generation Programs
SOASTA is looking for a talented marketing professional to drive our demand generation programs for our revolutionary solutions for mobile and web performance and analytics. This is a unique opportunity to work with a great group of people in a fast growing start-up environment, in the early stages of an exploding market. Located in downtown Mountain View, SOASTA is the leader in Cloud Testing. Our flagship product, CloudTest, has been on the market since 2008 and is used by some of the biggest and best-known brands.
Job Description
We are seeking a proven leader in developing and executing B2B demand generation programs. The individual will create powerful programs to engage IT prospects with SOASTA and deliver qualified leads to the sales force.
Responsibilities
- Develop, execute and manage demand generation programs that drive new business for the company.
- Lead, evaluate, and constantly assess the effectiveness of all marketing programs. Define goals, metrics and ROI for programs including: email campaigns, content syndication, lead nurturing, field events, webinars, PPC, and SEM programs
- Test and refine all components of our demand generation programs including lists, e-mail templates, landing pages, offers, advertising, and key words to continuously improve campaign effectiveness.
- Communicate the company’s value proposition through all stages of the consideration life cycle for prospects and existing customers.
- Deploy strong messaging and creativity that captivates our audience and drives traffic to our web site and responses to our programs.
- Manage external marketing agencies and contractors
Requirements
- 7-10 years marketing experience, a minimum of 5+ in software, mobile or other technology oriented B2B marketing. Proven experience in all aspects of marketing especially in online marketing and demand generation.
- Proven experience in creating innovative demand generation programs that deliver new business to the sales organization (e.g.,inbound marketing, lead nurturing, retargeting, etc.).
- Creativity in building programs that engage prospects and optimize marketing dollars
- Deep experience with Salesforce and Marketo (or other sales and marketing automation tools), knowledge of WordPress
- Experience in mobile, cloud computing or big data preferred.
- Strong analytical skills
- Extreme attention to detail with excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Capable of working independently and building strong working relationships across all levels of the company, especially with remote sales managers.
- Ability to think strategically, act tactically and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities.
- BA degree, MBA preferred
Please send resume to jobs@soasta.com
