Sonar · 18 hours ago
Partner Engineer - Technology Partnerships
Sonar is a company dedicated to enhancing code quality and security while improving developer productivity. As a Partner Engineer, you will act as a technical architect, designing and building integrations between Sonar’s solutions and partner tools, thus empowering developers and driving user adoption.
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Responsibilities
Act as the primary technical liaison for product partners, translating their platform capabilities into integration opportunities for Sonar
Design and architect robust integration solutions that connect Sonar with external ecosystems (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Atlassian, Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
Independently write production-grade code to build and deploy straightforward integrations, plugins, or marketplace apps
Collaborate closely with the core Product and Engineering teams to scope, guide, and validate complex integrations that require deep platform changes
Work alongside the Business Development and Product Partnerships teams to assess technical feasibility and prioritize the ecosystem roadmap
Produce high-quality technical content, including integration guides, reference architectures, blog posts, and demos, to market these integrations to the developer community
Provide expert feedback to internal API teams to improve the developer experience and extensibility of the Sonar platform
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in software engineering with the ability to independently design and build production-grade software in languages such as Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, or Go
Deep proficiency with REST APIs, GraphQL, webhooks, and authentication standards (OAuth, SAML), including experience designing or consuming complex APIs
Strong understanding of the DevOps landscape and hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Familiarity with agentic software development, AI-assisted software development tools, and emerging technologies including e Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Proven experience working in a partner-facing technical role, such as Partner Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering, or Developer Advocacy
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create compelling technical content and explain complex integration architectures to both business and technical stakeholders
Strong business acumen combined with a solid technical foundation; you are comfortable discussing API designs with engineers and negotiating go-to-market strategy with business leaders
Preferred
Familiarity with building plugins or extensions for major developer platforms (e.g., Jira apps, GitHub Apps, VS Code extensions) is a strong plus
Benefits
Flexible comprehensive employee benefit package that is 90% paid by the company.
We encourage usage of our robust time-off allocations.
We offer an exciting 401(k) plan that has a 4% match, fully vested on day one of participation.
Generous discretionary Company Growth Bonus, paid annually.
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.
Company
Sonar
Sonar provides open-source and commercial code analyzers to help developers manage code quality.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$457MKey Investors
Insight Partners
2022-04-26Series B· $412M
2016-11-29Series Unknown· $45M
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