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Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, SASE

Pillarstone Networkshttps://pillarstonenetworks.example.com

Location

San Jose, CA

Work mode

Hybrid

Territory

US West

Compensation

$175,000 – $215,000 · Base salary; plus annual bonus and equity

Own technical content, reference designs, and competitive testing for our SASE and SD-WAN portfolio.

About the role

About Pillarstone Networks Pillarstone Networks delivers a cloud-native SASE platform used by more than 3,000 organizations. Our technical marketing team owns how we explain, demonstrate, and validate our technology for customers, partners, and analysts.

About the role We are hiring a Senior Technical Marketing Engineer to lead technical content for our SASE and SD-WAN products. You will design validated reference architectures, run competitive and performance testing, build demos and labs, and represent Pillarstone at industry events.

What success looks like In your first year you will publish validated design guides for our top three use cases, own the competitive testing program, and become a recognized technical voice for Pillarstone in the market.

Compensation The base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $215,000. Base salary; plus annual bonus and equity. Final offers are based on experience, skills, and location.

Benefits Medical, dental, and vision; 401(k) with 4% match; RSUs; 20 days PTO; hybrid schedule; conference and speaking support; paid certifications.

Pillarstone Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities throughout the interview process.

Responsibilities

  • Design and publish validated reference architectures and design guides
  • Run competitive, interoperability, and performance testing
  • Build demos, hands-on labs, and video content
  • Develop technical launch content in partnership with product management
  • Brief analysts and present at industry conferences
  • Enable sales engineers and partners on new features and use cases
  • Gather market and competitor intelligence to inform the roadmap

Requirements

  • 7+ years in network engineering, presales, or technical marketing
  • Expert knowledge of routing, switching, SD-WAN, VPN, and network security
  • Hands-on experience with SASE, SSE, or SWG platforms
  • Experience designing and running lab tests with traffic generators
  • Excellent writing, presentation, and video skills
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • Certifications: CCNP Enterprise or CCNP Security required
  • CCIE strongly preferred
  • Preferred: Palo Alto PCNSE, Fortinet NSE 7, or Zscaler certifications
  • Travel up to 20%

Context

SASESD-WANSSENetworkingCybersecurity

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Posted October 15, 2026