7AI is seeking a Engineer in Chicago to join our growing team as a key technical leader. This is a strategic role for a seasoned professional with deep cybersecurity expertise and a passion to learn and advocate for AI. As one of the first senior hires in our go-to-market team, you will play a critical role in shaping how we engage with customers, influence product direction, and scale our technical sales motion.
You will partner closely with Sales, Engineering, Product, and Customer Success teams to drive high-impact engagements with prospects and customers. You’ll lead technical discovery, design sophisticated solutions, and communicate the business value of our AI-powered cybersecurity platform to both technical and executive stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:Own and lead the technical sales discussions for high-value customer engagements.
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior IT and security executives, deeply understanding their threat landscape and technology environment.
Design and deliver compelling technical demonstrations and POCs that highlight differentiated capabilities of the 7AI platform.
Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to translate customer feedback into product features and roadmap priorities.
Tailor solutions during Proof of Value to ensure long-term customer success
Mentor and guide junior Sales Engineers, contributing to team development and knowledge sharing.
Represent 7AI at industry conferences, panels, and partner events as a technical subject matter expert.
Drive continuous improvement of pre-sales processes, tools, and documentation to support scale.
6+ years of experience in cybersecurity-focused Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, or similar customer-facing technical roles.
Demonstrated success in complex B2B enterprise sales, preferably in fast-paced startup environments.
Expert-level knowledge of cybersecurity principles, frameworks, and modern threat landscapes.
Experience working with or evangelizing AI/ML technologies within the security domain.
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to tailor complex technical topics to both engineering teams and executive stakeholders.
Strong leadership presence with a collaborative mindset and a drive to take ownership.
Proven record in scripting / engineering and customization / implementation
Skills Required
- 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity-focused Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, or similar customer-facing technical roles
- Demonstrated success in complex B2B enterprise sales
- Expert-level knowledge of cybersecurity principles and modern threat landscapes
- Experience with AI/ML technologies in security
- Exceptional communication skills
- Strong leadership presence with a collaborative mindset
- Proven record in scripting / engineering and customization / implementation
7AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Employer-provided salary ranges appear on multiple postings, indicating visible pay bands. Pay is positioned as competitive to attract talent in the fast-growing AI/security space.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is explicitly listed as part of the package. This establishes a solid baseline of health benefits for an early-stage startup.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity or stock options are included alongside cash compensation. Ownership participation is presented as a meaningful component of total rewards.
7AI Insights
What We Do
7AI is building foundational AI security: the AI-native layer for how modern security work gets done. Our autonomous AI agents work across the security tools organizations already use to ingest and enrich alerts, investigate threats, form defensible conclusions, and recommend or take response actions. By taking on repetitive, non-human work at machine speed, 7AI helps security teams move up to proactive defense, threat hunting, and the strategic work that protects their organizations. Founded by world-renowned cybersecurity experts Lior Div and Yonatan Striem Amit and backed by Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, and Spark Capital, 7AI is leading the agentic security revolution.
Why Work With Us
7AI is a builder-led, low-ego company. People have real ownership, move with speed and urgency, and care more about solving hard problems than hierarchy or politics. We’re collaborative, thoughtful, and grounded in substance over hype. Join us if you want to shape a new category and work on problems that genuinely matter.
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