About SailPoint
SailPoint is the leader in Identity Security. Our solutions secure and enable thousands of companies worldwide, providing unmatched visibility and control over digital identities—human, machine, and AI. Our next-generation Atlas Platform is redefining identity governance with advanced AI-powered capabilities.
We are a Gartner leader, high-growth Identity Security SaaS organization: the only company with a multi-tenant, micro services-built SaaS IGA solution and AI and machine learning Identity Security platform. Organizations don’t know what data they have; let alone where it resides and crucially, and we help them answer those key questions. Identity security is the central control point for risk management for the enterprise: the easiest way to implement your digital transformation faster and reduce risk.
We are proud of our team and the culture we have built which has led to our employees voting us “best places to work” – 15 years in a row.
About the Role:
SailPoint Data Access Security helps organizations discover, govern, and secure their unstructured data—protecting it from today’s most critical security risks. Our integrated SaaS platform, built alongside Identity Security Cloud, delivers deep intelligence on sensitive data so companies can improve their data security posture, reduce risk, and streamline compliance from day one. We’re a high-performing team building cutting-edge technology—and having fun doing it.
We’re looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to join our international development team. This is a hybrid role based in Austin, TX. You’ll be in the office at least once a week and more frequently as team or project needs require.
What You'll Do:
Partner with cross-functional teams to design, build, and deliver high-quality software.
Provide hands-on technical leadership, ensuring the team focuses on the right problems and builds practical, right-sized solutions without adding unnecessary complexity.
Review code and offer constructive, actionable feedback to maintain high engineering standards.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the stack.
Lead POCs, research new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to enhance team efficiency.
Thrive in a dynamic environment, staying effective while juggling multiple concurrent priorities.
Required Experience:
8+ years of software development experience.
Strong experience with C#, .NET, and SQL.
Experience working at scale with cloud providers such as AWS.
Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Understanding of modern architectural patterns for SaaS systems (e.g., microservices, event-driven design, distributed systems).
Strong communications skills, including the ability to understand stakeholder needs and persuasively articulate technical solutions at the appropriate level of technical depth.
Excellent interpersonal skills and a positive, "can-do" attitude.
Independent, highly motivated engineer who drives work forward with minimal oversight.
Not required, but great if you have:
Familiarity with big data ecosystems, including Airflow-based ETL workflows, data lake architectures, or platforms like Snowflake, Databricks, or cloud-native data-lake services.
Experience with JavaScript and modern UI frameworks (React, Angular) is a plus.
Hands-on experience building and tracking service-level objectives (SLOs) with contemporary monitoring/observability platforms (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog).
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 SailPoint’s 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 - $280,500Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.
Benefits Overview
1. Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
2. Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability
3. Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
4. Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
5. Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
6. Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
7. Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
8. Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
9. Sick leave
10. Parental support: Paid parental leave
11. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
12. Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
13. 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 [email protected] 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.
