Full-Time

Customer Support Engineer

MixMode

MixMode

51-200 employees

AI-driven real-time threat detection and response

Compensation Overview

$110k - $160k/yr

Remote in USA

Remote

Category
Customer Experience & Support (1)
Required Skills
Computer Networking
Red Hat
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
  • 2-4 years in a customer-facing Customer Success or Technical Support role.
  • SIEM & NTA: Experience supporting and troubleshooting SIEM and Network Traffic Analysis platforms in customer environments.
  • Networking: Solid understanding of networking fundamentals and Syslog-based log ingestion.
  • Linux: Hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux, and Ubuntu systems.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
  • Proven ability to train customers and present complex information in an engaging, accessible manner.
  • Skilled at building rapport and collaborating effectively with both customers and internal teams.
  • Able to work independently or as part of a cross-functional team.
  • Demonstrates self-awareness, empathy, and composure when navigating complex or high-pressure situations.
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities in complex cybersecurity environments.
  • Acts with integrity and maintains a positive, professional attitude in challenging circumstances.
Responsibilities
  • Ticket Management: Overseeing and resolving technical support requests and cybersecurity issues efficiently.
  • Customer Training: Conducting training sessions for new customer team members and providing deep dives into new platform features.
  • Feature Deployment: Handling the setup and configuration of new features and specialized functionality for existing clients.
  • Technical Consulting: Helping customers write scheduled tasks and develop custom queries to maximize platform utility.
  • Relationship Building: Building strong, lasting relationships with key customer stakeholders to drive platform adoption and usage.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborating with security operations, engineering, and product teams to communicate customer needs and feedback.
Desired Qualifications
  • Kubernetes: Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized deployments preferred.

MixMode uses artificial intelligence to detect and respond to cyber threats in real time. It leverages Third Wave AI, a generative model that can predict both known and novel attacks, including zero-day threats. The platform is self-learning and starts understanding typical network behavior in under a week without human input, and it is context-aware, automatically extracting patterns from time-stamped data. This enables automatic threat detection and response, helping security operations centers (SOCs) become more efficient. The company likely operates on a subscription or license model for organizations with large data sets, such as banks, hospitals, and tech companies. Overall, MixMode focuses on real-time protection of data by predicting and stopping attacks as they happen, with an emphasis on handling big data and reducing manual security work.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$62.3M

Headquarters

Santa Barbara, California

Founded

2020

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • City of Dallas partnered February 29, 2024, fortifying critical infrastructure defenses.
  • Bob Pratt joined September 6, 2023, driving product innovation from Splunk experience.
  • Ponemon survey shows escalating AI demand in SOCs, boosting MixMode adoption.

What critics are saying

  • Darktrace's 2024 AI integrations erode MixMode's self-learning edge at lower costs.
  • CrowdStrike Falcon captures 40% more SOC budgets per Gartner 2025 Magic Quadrant.
  • OpenAI's o1 model in Microsoft Sentinel commoditizes MixMode tech by Q1 2026.

What makes MixMode unique

  • MixMode's patented Third Wave AI detects known and zero-day threats without rules or tuning.
  • Self-supervised platform deploys in minutes across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments.
  • Dynamical systems model predicts attacks with 99% precision in real-time at enterprise scale.

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Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

401(k) Company Match

401(k) Retirement Plan

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Unlimited Paid Time Off

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Mixmode Honored As Ai Security Solution Leader In 2024 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards

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