Island is the ideal environment for enterprise work — security is everywhere without ever getting in the way. The Island Enterprise Platform unifies AI enablement, network access, data protection, identity, and endpoint control into one coherent workspace, giving organizations universal visibility and control while delivering a fast, fluid, beautifully simple experience to users. It's not just a better way to secure work. It's a better way to work.
Backed by Coatue Management, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, and others, and trusted by some of the largest enterprises on the planet, Island is redefining what the modern workplace can be.
Recent Awards:
2024 - Chosen as one of LinkedIn's Top Startups of 2024 in Dallas
2025 - Named #6 in the 2025 Dallas 100™ Entrepreneur Awards
2026 - CNBC Disruptor 50 List
Island has a vision to reshape how work happens by delivering a secure, enterprise-ready browser that gives organizations complete control without compromising user experience. The Island Enterprise Browser is purpose-built to reduce risk, accelerate productivity, and simplify how security and IT teams manage access to apps and data.
As we expand our Sales Engineering team, we’re looking to connect with top-tier Sales Engineers across the U.S. who are excited to help customers solve complex security challenges with a simple, elegant solution.
Why Island?
- We’re solving real, high-impact problems at the intersection of security and productivity
- Our SEs are true partners in the sales process — technical strategists, trusted advisors, and product champions
- Backed by world-class investors, and led by proven cybersecurity operators
This is an open pipeline post — while we may not have a current SE opening today, we’re reviewing applications to proactively build relationships with talented pre-sales professionals for future opportunities.
You might be a fit if you:
- Have experience in pre-sales roles for cybersecurity, networking, or enterprise software solutions
- Are comfortable running discovery, demos, proof-of-concepts, and navigating technical objections
- Love translating complex technology into simple value for customers
- Thrive in dynamic environments and want to be part of building something category-defining
Interested?
Submit your resume and we’ll reach out as roles open that match your experience!
Skills Required
- Experience in pre-sales roles for cybersecurity, networking, or enterprise software solutions
- Ability to run discovery sessions, product demonstrations, and proof-of-concepts
- Ability to navigate technical objections
- Ability to translate complex technology into simple customer value
- Comfort working in dynamic environments
Island Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Island and has not been reviewed or approved by Island.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is described as potentially competitive for certain roles, with high on-target earnings figures and market-level total compensation snapshots mentioned for both sales and some non-sales functions.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is positioned as a meaningful component in some offers, and an employee secondary event is described as providing liquidity for staff, which can materially increase total rewards for eligible employees.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Core benefits and on-site perks are described in at least one job-posting style snippet, including medical/dental/vision coverage, disability coverage, paid time off, company holidays, daily lunches, and gym/wellness access for HQ-based employees.
Island Insights
What We Do
What if the enterprise had complete control over the browser? What would it mean for security, for productivity, for work itself? Introducing Island, the Enterprise Browser - the ideal enterprise workplace, where work flows freely while remaining fundamentally secure. With the core needs of the enterprise naturally embedded in the browser itself, Island gives organizations complete control, visibility, and governance over the last mile, while delivering the same smooth Chromium-based browser experience users expect. Led by experienced leaders in enterprise security and browser technology and backed by leading venture funds -- Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts and Stripes Capital -- Island is redefining the future of work for some of the largest, most respected enterprises in the world. Welcome to work as it should be.
