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Senior Support Engineer - East Coast

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Full time
Senior (5-10 years)
English

Other Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Detail Oriented
  • Teamwork
  • Physical Flexibility
  • Self-Motivation

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 2-5 years experience in supporting a SaaS B2B enterprise product
  • Strong written communication skills, focused on crafting clear, empathetic explanations of technical concepts
  • Basic programming proficiency in at least one scripting language (bash, Python, Perl, etc.)
  • Able to work independently and flexible hours to accommodate customer needs

Requirements:

  • Jointly own the customer new ticket queue and manage existing support tickets
  • Collaborate closely with key parts of FOSSA to think and act 'customer-first'
  • Improve the AI-powered ticket deflection system and update documentation
  • Address customer requirements and channel feedback to product management

Job description

Modern software runs on open source — and managing the compliance, security, and regulatory complexity that comes with it is one of the biggest problems facing engineering and legal teams today. FOSSA is the platform they use to address these challenges. We help thousands of organizations automate license compliance, prioritize vulnerabilities, generate and operationalize SBOMs, and meet regulatory requirements. Whether it's scanning AI-generated code for IP risks or helping a company through M&A due diligence, FOSSA gives teams the confidence to ship software they trust. 

FOSSA is a rapidly growing series-B company with a truly distributed team. While our roots are in San Francisco, our growing team has members in several countries across many time zones. We’re always working to find the perfect balance of effective approaches to distributed work, while maintaining the direct personal connections that help us work better together and love our jobs.

Your Mission

You are a Sr. Support Engineer that thrives on technical challenges and providing top-of-the-line technical Customer Support, with a focus on helping customers accomplish their goals. An exceptional work ethic is second nature to you, and you welcome a certain level of ambiguity. You enjoy figuring things out and take great pride in reaching creative solutions.

You are well-rounded in written and verbal communication, yet quick and efficient with your time — applying ruthless prioritization to focus on the most impactful issues first. Documentation gaps don’t scare you, and you are always seeking to improve your own experience and that of your customers. First and foremost, you want to leave things in better shape than you found them.

Your technical acumen is solid, but you aren’t expected to be an expert in everything FOSSA, open source, or the various technologies we employ. First and foremost, you have a demonstrated ability to learn in a self-guided way and are always looking to improve your skills.

Finally, you are a true team player. You want to partner with all parts of FOSSA, including Technical Services / Customer Success, Sales, Marketing, Product and Engineering to drive the kinds of outcomes that make FOSSA and our customers better. You have a nascent passion for open source and what it stands for in furthering software development and ultimately human advancement. You don’t ever give up and embrace adversity while approaching difficulties head-on.

Responsibilities (What you’ll do)

  • Jointly own the customer new ticket queue (currently ~15 - 30 new tickets per week)
  • Own a backlog of customer support tickets (currently ~100 per agent), providing frequent updates to customers and negotiating priority with engineering
  • Think and act “customer-first”, collaborating closely with all key parts of FOSSA 
  • Improve our AI-powered ticket deflection system by updating documentation and feeding back information into the system
  • Address customer requirements to showcase how the product can meet their needs, and channel product feedback and feature requests to the product management organization
  • Occasionally attend trade shows, conferences, and meetups, representing FOSSA externally (up to 5%)

Qualifications (What you’ll bring)

  • 2-5 years experience in supporting a SaaS B2B enterprise product
  • Able to work independently
  • Able to work flexible hours to accommodate customer needs (occasionally being available early morning or late evenings depending on timezone, FOSSA services a global customer base with most customers located between US EST and US PST)
  • Strong written communication skills, focused crafting clear, empathetic, and explain technical concepts in simple terms.
  • Basic programming proficiency in at least one scripting language, proven ability to write and maintain scripts (bash, Python, Perl, etc.)
  • Personal core values of: biased toward action, solution-oriented, eager to experiment, play to win
  • Startup mindset - take ownership and do what it takes
  • Attention to detail - come prepared before engaging with customers, but don’t be afraid to be wrong

Strongly encouraged (Nice to haves)

  • Experience with DevRev Ticketing System
  • Hands-on experience with Dev/SecOps tools such as code repositories, CI/CD tools, package managers (e.g. GitHub, Artifactory, Jenkins, Travis, Maven)
  • Experience working for SCA, Security or AI coding agent companies
  • AI coding experience, ability to rapidly prototype using AI tooling such as Windsurf, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.
  • Experience using AI to improve and enhance technical communication skills tailored to specific audiences

Why you'll love working at FOSSA:

  • Opportunity to have an outsized impact on the success of a startup
  • Amazing team culture and environment
  • Named by Built In as Best Start-up to work for 2026, 2025, 2024 and Forbes 2022
  • Competitive salary and stock options
  • Flexible, Unlimited PTO, plenty of time to recharge
  • Your choice of work equipment

FOSSA is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

The annual cash compensation range for this position is $100,000 - $120,000 Final compensation will be determined based on experience and skills and may vary from the range listed.

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