Staff Software Development Engineer in Test

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,200,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid leave and holidays

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. in Pune is hiring a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test. The role is based in Pune with a hybrid model (2-3 days in the office) and requires in-person interviews.

You will drive testing for scalable microservice solutions, mentor teammates, and shape testing strategy for enterprise identity security products. Join a globally distributed engineering team with Pune-based support, working on cloud-native, event-driven microservices in AWS.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in testing enterprise software.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain comprehensive test cases and test harnesses, both manual and automated.
• Hands-on experience with automated UI testing frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Karate).
• Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experience configuring test environments and application servers (Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphere, JBoss) on Windows and Linux/Unix.
• Familiarity with JavaScript, XML, and Java; ability to collaborate with developers for defect reproduction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with analytical and diagnostic abilities.
• AI-assisted engineering: willingness to use AI tools to accelerate delivery and maintain code quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive testing activities across complex microservices features.
• Develop and execute detailed manual and automated test plans, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Mentor the team on testing best practices and automation strategies.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering leadership to align testing with product delivery goals.

Job description

This role is based in Pune. This location works on a hybrid model, 2-3 days in the office. You will be required to interview in person.

About SailPoint

SailPoint is defining the next era of identity security. Our unified, AI-powered platform seamlessly secures both the Human Fabric of your workforce and the Agentic Fabric of AI and non-human identities, completely eliminating organizational blind spots. Built on core principles like zero-standing privilege and contextualized risk, our platform transforms identity from a vulnerability into a strategic business advantage. Today, we are trusted by some of the largest, most complex organizations in the world to deliver intelligent, autonomous identity security at scale.

About the Role

Our Human Fabric Team is looking for a well-rounded Staff Software Development Engineer in Test with a proven record of ensuring the delivery of scalable microservice based solutions to enterprise clients. Capable of driving several projects to completion from a QA perspective. A skilled technician that can also serve as a mentor to the team. A visionary that delivers recommendations on how to evolve testing best practices within the organization that solve today’s problems with the future direction of product testing in mind.

About the Team

You will join our globally disperse engineering team but be supported by engineers based in Pune. We are a results-driven, highly collaborative group passionate about delivering high-impact identity security solutions. Our team develops and tests enterprise products built on a mature, cloud-native, event-driven microservices architecture hosted in AWS. We value individual ownership, teamwork, continuous learning, and technical craftsmanship, providing an environment where your contributions directly shape your product quality.

Roadmap for Success

30 days: Complete engineering onboarding, set up your local development and testing environments, and build an understanding of SailPoint's product capabilities and microservices architecture. Shadow team members on existing testing workflows and execute initial test cases within sprint cycles. 60 days: Take ownership of test planning and validation for assigned feature areas. Develop detailed manual and automated test cases covering functional, regression, and integration scenarios, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines. 90 days: Independently drive testing activities across complex microservices features. Partner proactively with development teams to reproduce and triage defects, analyze test metrics, and ensure comprehensive test coverage across supported operating systems and database environments. 6 months: Champion automated testing best practices, reduce test execution cycle times, and optimize test harness reliability. Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Management and Engineering leadership to align testing strategy with product delivery goals. 1 year: Serve as a subject matter expert for product test engineering and automation frameworks. Drive continuous quality improvements, establish testing standards for new platform capabilities, and mentor team members across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 8+ years of professional experience in testing enterprise software, preferably in a Java/J2EE environment
• Proven ability to develop and maintain comprehensive test cases and test harnesses, both manual and automated
• Hands-on experience with one or more automated UI testing frameworks (such as Selenium, Cypress, Karate or equivalent)
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and experience with one or more relational database platforms (such as SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, DB2, or PostgreSQL)
• Hands-on experience configuring test environments, including application servers (such as Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphere, or JBoss) across Windows Server and Linux/Unix operating systems
• Familiarity with JavaScript, XML, and Java
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with software development engineers for defect reproduction and resolution
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong analytical and diagnostic abilities
• AI-assisted engineering: Our engineers are expected to use AI development tools as a core part of their daily workflow, not as a novelty. We expect you to use these tools to accelerate delivery, expand your scope, and raise the quality bar, while applying strong engineering judgment to review, validate, and own everything that ships under your name. Comfort with prompting, agentic workflows, and human-in-the-loop review of AI-generated code is a baseline expectation for this role. AI related Technology: Cursor, Claude Code Python-based AI/ML frameworks and libraries such as scikit-learn, pandas, and numpy Deep Learning Frameworks such as PyTorch LLMs and Foundation Models in Bedrock, VertexAI, or similar

Preferred Skills

• Experience with LDAP, Active Directory, or other enterprise identity systems
• Experience testing cloud-native applications hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum software development methodologies

About SailPoint India and our Benefits

Nestled in the heart of Pune, a bustling hub of technology and culture, the office exemplifies SailPoint's commitment to excellence. Surrounded by a vibrant atmosphere, the Pune office serves as a strategic center for the company, where cutting-edge solutions are crafted and implemented to address the ever-evolving challenges in identity security. With a team of highly skilled professionals, the office embodies SailPoint's values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact and Individuals. Our Pune team works under a hybrid model enjoying the office 2-3 days a week (unless otherwise specified). We provide excellent office amenities, competitive salaries and strong benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Paid Leave: Competitive vacation policies alongside paid company holidays to help you recharge.
• Comprehensive Healthcare: Premium medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Career Growth Opportunities Plus so much more!

SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates 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 [e-mail] 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.

SailPoint (Nasdaq: SAIL) is defining the new era of adaptive identity security. In a world where non-human identities now significantly outnumber humans, our AI-powered platform unifies identity, security, and data intelligence to protect today’s enterprise from advanced identity-based threats. We deliver the identity solution that spans both the breadth of identities and the depth of context needed to drive real-time access with confidence. Built on principles like zero-standing privilege and contextualized risk, our SailPoint platform transforms identity from a point of vulnerability into a powerful security advantage. Trusted by many of the world's leading organizations, SailPoint secures the enterprise with intelligent, autonomous identity security. The employment policy of SailPoint is to provide equal opportunity to all persons, and it is SailPoint’s policy to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. It is SailPoint’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote qualified individuals in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, military and/or veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status, and we will ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements. SailPoint does not discriminate on the basis of national origin or citizenship status as provided under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Employees and applicants shall not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination because they have engaged in or may engage in any of the following activities: Filing a complaint; Assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of the affirmative action provisions of Section 503, VEVRAA, or any other Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities or protected veterans; Opposing any act or practice made unlawful by Section 503, VEVRAA, or their implementing regulations in this part, or any other Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities or protected veterans; or Exercising any other right protected by section 503, VEVRAA or their implementing regulations. Sailpoint will also provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified employee or applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of our business. SailPoint’s affirmative action program contains an audit and reporting system which enables us to measure the effectiveness of our program, indicate any need for remedial action, determine the degree to which our objectives have been attained, determine whether protected veterans and individuals with disabilities had had the opportunity to participate in company-sponsored activities, measure our compliance with the program’s specific obligations, and document actions taken to comply with these obligations.