Sales Development Representative

Cognition; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation plan

Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision)

401k and equity options

Catered lunches and fully stocked kitchen

Team events and activities

Downtown parking

Job summary

An innovative AI startup in Austin, TX is seeking an entry-level Sales Development Representative to drive customer engagement and support sales efforts. This role involves prospecting, engaging key stakeholders, and collaborating with the market team to achieve growth goals. Ideal candidates are adaptable, motivated, and have a track record of sales success, or relevant experience in a fast-paced environment. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and personal development.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in a sales role with proven success.
• Ability to quickly learn and master the company's technology.
• Experience or familiarity with software engineering or AI tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Engage with high-level prospects and source new opportunities.
• Support cross-functional partnerships to generate new business.
• Deliver on monthly meeting and opportunity targets.

Skills

Adaptability

Sales success

Self-starter attitude

Team player

Tools

AI developer tools

Job description

Sales Development Representative at Cognition

We are an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents. We’re the team behind Windsurf and the makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer. Cognition is building collaborative AI teammates that enable engineers to focus on more interesting problems and empower engineering teams to strive for more ambitious goals.

Our team is small and talent-dense. Founding members include world-class competitive programmers, former founders, and leaders from companies at the cutting edge of AI such as Scale AI, Cursor, Waymo, Tesla, Lunchclub, Modal, Google DeepMind, and Nuro.

Building Devin is just the first step—our hardest challenges still lie ahead. If you’re excited to solve some of the world’s biggest problems and build AI that can reason on real-world tasks, apply to join us.

About The Role

As an SDR, you will be responsible for engaging with prospects and sourcing new opportunities in our target accounts. You will be a crucial contributor to Cognition’s revenue growth and development. You’ll work closely with the go-to-market team to accelerate the sales cycle and help build one of the fastest-growing AI startups.

In This Role, You Will

• Research, prospect, and engage high-level prospects within your AE’s account list.
• Learn to navigate complex organizational structures, and identify executive sponsors & champions.
• Discover and understand the business objectives of your customers, and engage with key stakeholders via cold outreach.
• Support cross-functional partnerships in generating new business opportunities and progressing them forward.
• Consistently deliver on monthly meeting/opportunity targets, and drive success via multi-channel outreach (email, LinkedIn, calls).
• Provide timely and insightful input back to other corporate functions.

Requirements For The Role

• We’re looking for A-players with insanely high adaptability, who have or feel they would thrive in an intense early-stage company environment.
• 1+ years in a sales role with a track record of success & high performance OR proven track record of success in another domain.
• Ability to learn and become an expert quickly, on both our product and how prospects/customers use AI code generation to have real, quantifiable impacts on their business.
• Team player – We value simplifiers, not complexifiers.
• Self-starter – Hunger to dream up, plan, and execute tasks independently.
• Interface with prospects to explain Cognition and its technology (Devin & Windsurf).
• Bonus: familiarity or experience with software engineering, Saas, infrastructure, or AI-powered developer tools (ex: Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.).

You might excel if you…

• Are highly ambitious or have a competitive background (athletics, debate, etc.).
• Have found success in another high-growth, fast-paced environment.
• Have experience with software engineering, studied computer science, or another technical background.

What We Believe…

Our best work is done in person. The team works together 5 days a week in our office in downtown Austin, TX (in the heart of the city).

Benefits

• Competitive comp plan
• Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• 401k, equity
• Catered lunches, fully stocked kitchen, swag, etc.
• Team events & activities
• Downtown parking

We truly have one of the best teams in the space. We are set on hiring team members who can communicate the advancement, excitement, and passion of the product and technology for the Sales team and our customers. We don't want this to be just another job, we want this opportunity to fundamentally change your career.

Senioriy level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Sales and Business Development

Industries

Software Development

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