Sales Development Representative (SDR)
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At a glance
What you'd actually do: Handle inbound leads and reactivate warm CRM prospects for an AI dev-tools startup, booking qualified demos with the founders.
Your game plan for this job
0 of 5 doneMost people just hit Apply. Do these first and you show up with someone on the inside.
- 1Pick 2–3 people at ManufactWe haven't found reps here yet. Search LinkedIn for "sales development Manufact".
- 2Send a short, curious noteAsk about their experience, not for a referral. We write it for you, with the role and what Manufact sells.
- 3Have a 15-minute chatGood questions for this role:
- What does a normal day look like for you?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- How is the team doing on quota? What separates the people who hit it?
- How long do SDRs usually stay before moving up to AE?
- 4Apply, ideally with a referralIf the chat went well, ask if they'd refer you or point you to the hiring manager. Then apply and let them know so they can flag it.
- 5Prep for the role playSDR interviews almost always end in a mock cold call. Practice with the Manufact cheat sheet and the role-play guide.
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Full job description
About us
Manufact
builds dev-tools and cloud infrastructure for MCP and software used by AI agents.
Our platform helps teams build, deploy, test, and distribute MCP servers and apps across ChatGPT, Claude, Muse, Grok Bot, and other AI agents.
- Why now:
MCP is becoming the most important product surface
for every company.
- Growth:
Tool calls on our infra +38% WoW
since June (there's a live counter on our website).
- Open source: We created mcp-use SDK (Next.js for MCP) for building MCP Apps with
10k Github stars and 10M+ downloads
.
- Backed by the best:
Y Combinator (S25)
and raised a
$6.3M seed round led by Peak XV
, with investors including the founders of Supabase.
- Our goal:
A big portion of global MCP tool calls will run on Manufact
.
We believe every software company will need an agent interface, just as it needs a website today.
About the role
We're scaling fast and looking for an SDR to join us and convert demand into revenue.
You'll work closely with the founders, handle inbound interest, reactivate warm opportunities, and progressively help us expand into new markets.
What you'll do
- Book qualified meetings.
- Handle inbound leads and convert them into qualified demos.
- Follow up with warm prospects from our CRM and restart conversations.
- Engage with leads already showing buying signals instead of cold blasting.
- Work directly with the founders to improve messaging, qualification, and conversion.
- In a second phase, help open new markets and test new acquisition channels.
Who you are
- Know how to sell dev tools and infra.
- Love AI but don’t produce slop.
- Focused on outcomes.
- You want to grow into a top performer in sales or partnerships.
- Comfortable talking to prospects and handling objections.
- You understand that timing and context matter more than volume.
- Native-level spoken and written English.
What you can expect at Manufact
- Agentic CRM
- Premium medical + dependent coverage
- Small, trusting team of senior + staff engineers
- Unlimited PTO
- 401k + company match
- Relocation assistance
Experience: Any (new grads ok) Visa: US citizen/visa only