Sonar

Trusted by 6M devs, Sonar helps you build quality code quickly & systematically with our Clean as You Code methodology.

Field CTO

Chief Technology OfficerChief Technology OfficerFull TimeRemoteTeam 201-500Since 2008H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

94 days ago

Salary

Not specified

EnglishCloudSDLC

Job Description

• Executive Advisory & Engagement: Engage in deep, strategic advisory conversations with CTOs, Chief Architects, and VP-level technology leaders at our largest global accounts and partners, helping them rationalize the technical path to achieving measurable business impact and value with Sonar's platform. • External Thought Leadership & Brand Building: Serve as a highly credible, senior spokesperson for Sonar, representing the company at major industry conferences, webinars, and executive briefings, and engaging with press and industry analysts. • Executive Enablement & Partnerships: Leverage your professional network and credibility to facilitate strategic engagements for Sonar's leadership team, while simultaneously identifying, developing, and supporting strategic technology partnerships and acting as an Ecosystem Orchestrator for complex client initiatives. • Technical Content Creation: Lead the creation of high-impact technical content (e.g., whitepapers, reference architectures, advanced blog posts) that showcases Sonar’s expertise across the SDLC. • GTM Strategy & Product Feedback: Identify and analyze industry-specific trends and their impact on software development, co-creating industry solutions, and feeding executive insights directly into Product Management, GTM, and Architecture teams, helping shape product roadmaps. • Strategic Sales Support & Technical Validation: Support the most complex and strategic sales cycles by providing unmatched technical credibility and executive-level context. This includes delivering validated evidence and building tailored architectural walkthroughs and proofs-of-concept that demonstrate Sonar's behavior and value in the customer's real-world environment. • Internal Multiplier & Mentorship: Act as a technical multiplier across the organization, providing specialized mentorship and high-level architectural guidance to the TA and SE teams, and assist with top-tier technical recruiting.

Job Requirements

  • Executive Credibility & Network: Extensive experience in software development, solutions architecture, or a related field. Proven experience holding a senior strategic technology leadership role (Divisional CTO, VP Solutions Architect) within a major global enterprise or a leading technology company.
  • Advisory Experience: Proven experience in a customer-facing technical role (e.g., Field CTO, Solutions Architect or Technical Advisory) from a major cloud provider or a major global technology institution.
  • Deep Domain Authority: Deep expertise and thought leadership on the SDLC, AI, large-scale application security, and modern engineering practices.
  • Communication & Presence: Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex, multi-domain technical topics into strategic business implications for C-level audiences.
  • Cultural Fit & Velocity: A strong customer-centric mindset coupled with proven experience thriving in a fast-paced, high-growth technology or SaaS environment. Alignment with Sonar's culture of high standards, urgency, and efficiency. This role requires a global mindset and a willingness to be both externally facing and internally consultative.

Benefits

  • Flexible comprehensive employee benefit package.
  • We encourage usage of our robust time-off allocations. You will receive 23 days of PTO per calendar year (on a pro-rated basis depending on your employment start date), with additional time provided for sickness, life events and holidays.
  • We offer an exciting 401(k) plan that has a 4% match, fully vested on day one of participation.
  • Fully paid parking in the heart of downtown Austin, Texas.
  • Global workforce with employees in 20+ countries representing 35+ unique nationalities.
  • We have an annual kick-off somewhere in the world where we meet to build relationships and goals for the company.
  • Monthly catered events, and team events

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