Manager, Engineering

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Equity opportunities

Job summary

SailPoint is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineers responsible for the development, architecture, and reliability of core SailPoint products. You will drive design quality, delivery, and operational excellence, partnering with PM and architecture leads to translate roadmaps into actionable plans.

You will mentor engineers, own sprint planning, and steer architectural reviews while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years in software engineering with cloud-scale systems.
• 3+ years leading high-performing software teams.
• Strong background in .NET, event-driven microservices and AWS.
• Experience with Angular frontend frameworks.
• Proven Agile/Scrum delivery track record.
• Coaching and mentoring of technical talent.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering design, architecture, and delivery for core SailPoint products.
• Own sprint ceremonies, planning, and team execution.
• Allocate resources, mitigate risks, and drive quality metrics.
• Oversee architectural reviews and cross-functional initiatives.

Skills

Software engineering

Cloud-scale systems

Team leadership

Angular

AWS

Agile

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

.NET

Event-driven microservices

Job description

## Manager, EngineeringApply: United States: Full time: Posted Today: R014221This is a US-based remote role. 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** SailPoint is seeking an experienced, motivational, and results-driven Engineering Manager to lead a team of high-performing software engineers responsible for the technical development, architecture, and reliability of core SailPoint products. In this role, you will lead all aspects of software design, code quality, and delivery while fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement. You will partner closely with Product Management and architecture leads to translate product vision into actionable engineering roadmaps, allocate resources effectively, mitigate risks, and coach engineers to help them reach their full professional potential.**About the Team** You will be joining an innovative, collaborative engineering organization on a team that builds and scales enterprise-grade products on a mature, cloud-native, event-driven microservices architecture hosted in AWS. We solve complex distributed systems challenges and tackle tough technical problems where professional engineering rigor meets direct business impact.**Roadmap for Success:*** 30 Days: Complete SailPoint onboarding, gain a comprehensive understanding of our cloud architecture, tools, and Agile delivery processes, meet with your direct reports and key stakeholders, and understand current in-flight commitments.* 60 Days: Take over day-to-day leadership of sprint ceremonies and team execution, establish regular 1:1s and career development frameworks with your engineers, and partner with Product Management to review upcoming quarterly deliverables.* 90 Days: Fully own sprint planning, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and delivery metrics for your team; drive architectural reviews and code quality initiatives; and begin identifying process optimizations across the team.* 6 Months: Consistently deliver high-impact roadmap milestones on time and with high quality, mentor engineers toward promotion readiness, actively contribute to cross-functional engineering initiatives, and streamline team workflows.* 1 Year: Drive strategic technical vision and operational maturity for the team, champion innovation in AI-assisted development and engineering practices, and sustain high team engagement, retention, and performance.**Requirements*** Bachelors degree in related field, or equivalent professional experience* 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering with a strong track record of designing, building, and operating cloud-scale systems* 3+ years of experience building, leading, and managing high-performing software engineering teams* Strong technical background in modern software development (e.g., .Net distributed systems, event-driven microservices architecture, and AWS)* Knowledge of front end frameworks such as Angular* Proven track record of successful execution and delivery in an Agile/Scrum development environment* Demonstrated success in coaching, mentoring, and developing technical talent* Exceptional organizational, project planning, risk management, and cross-functional communication skills* Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive, adaptable mindset**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 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-max, USD):$140,500 - $236,826.00Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.Benefits Overview1. Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance2. Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability3. Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)4. Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children5. Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account6. Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching7. Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy8. Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually9. Sick leave10. Parental support: Paid parental leave11. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors12. Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options13. Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributionSailPoint 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 [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.