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Senior Staff Software Engineer

ExecutivePlacements.com
Glendale, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/16/2026
  • THIS ROLE REQUIRES US CITIZENSHIP DUE TO FEDRAMP REQUIREMENTS

Role is based out of Austin, TX and may require an onsite interview at our headquarters in Austin, TX.

About SailPoint

SailPoint is the leader in Identity Security for the cloud enterprise. Our identity security solutions secure and enable thousands of companies worldwide, giving our customers unmatched visibility into the entirety of their digital workforce, ensuring workers have just the right access to do their job no more, no less.

SailPoints flagship product: Identity Security Cloud is the industrys first and only comprehensive identity governance product to be truly delivered as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Identity Security Cloud provides services for access certifications, access request approvals and automated provisioning, password management and separation of duties to connect and centrally control access to every application. Built on a foundation of AI and ML, our Identity Security Cloud Platform delivers the right level of access to the right identities and resources at the right timematching the scale, velocity, and changing needs of todays cloud-oriented, modern enterprise.

About The Team

We are seeking aSenior Staff Software Engineerto join our growing agile team. In this role, you will help re-architect the Identity Security Cloud product by leveraging a wide range of cloud-native technologiesincluding those for persistence, messaging, and analytical processingto enable seamless scalability and deliver a high-performance user experience.

Youll be part of a team that thrives on continuous improvement and embraces agility in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the maintenance of efficient, maintainable, robust microservices to deliver medium-to-high complexity features.
  • Set a high bar for code reviews and fortify the teams coding/quality standards.
  • Work in an agile environment, collaborate with peers on code reviews, testing and customer issues.
  • Develop/adopt testing frameworks, test plans to improve code quality and continuous delivery.
  • Participate in the product OnCall and TechOps process
  • Devise monitoring capabilities to analyze application behavior and performance
  • Develop dashboards, alerts, and logging for IDN services to proactively monitor, catch, and mitigate potential Staging/Prod impacting issues
  • Leverage training plans and service leads to quickly ramp-up on ISC product and technical knowledge.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical problems reported by our customers.
  • Help self and the local members to develop product and technical expertise to become self-sufficient over time to own and maintain services.

Requirements

  • Must be a US citizen
  • 10 years of professional software development experience
  • Experience with Java, SQL and desire to work with Golang
  • Excellent communication skills and collaborative demeanor
  • BS in Computer Science or a related field
  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, collaborative, and high-growth environment

Desired

  • Experiencewith DistributedSystems, Cloud Computing, AWS
  • SaaS production support experience running on AWS
  • Experience using SQL/NoSQL, EKS, Kafka, Redis
  • Experience using monitoring, alerting, and visualization tools like Prometheus, Grafana
  • Familiarity and prior experience with supporting security and compliance of software systems and applications in FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) or other regulated environments is a plus

What Success Looks Like In The Role

In the first 30 days you will:

  • Meet team, understand the teams mission and vision
  • Learn product high level Architecture.
  • Learn Identity Governance Concepts.
  • Gain clarity on various roles and expectations
  • Complete development environment setup
  • Read guides, documentation, perform mandatory training
  • Learn company processes, benefits

By 2 Months You Should

  • Understand team goals and OKRs for the quarter and beyond
  • Understand key dependencies, meet key stakeholders
  • Be comfortable with tools, systems and processes used on a day-to-day basis
  • Have executed test work, both supervised and unsupervised.

By 6 Months, You Should Be Able To

  • Demonstrate thorough understanding of the product and architecture
  • Exercise independence and autonomy in managing their roles and responsibilities
  • Accomplish projects on your own with limited guidance Design and document technical projects for stakeholders and developers

Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment with SailPoint.

As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission, along with potential eligibility for equity participation. SailPoint maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect SailPoints differing products, industries, and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary, for US-based employees, will be in this range from (min-mid-max, USD):

$151,100 - $215,800 - $280,500

Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employees home location.

Benefits Overview

  • Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability
  • Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
  • Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
  • Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
  • Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
  • Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
  • Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
  • Sick leave
  • Parental support: Paid parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
  • Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution

SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates to apply to join our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability. Contact or mail to 11120 Four Points Dr, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78726, to discuss reasonable accommodations. NOTE: Any unsolicited resumes sent by candidates or agencies to this email will not be considered for current openings at SailPoint.

Salary : $151,100 - $215,800

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