SailPoint Senior Software Engineer

First American; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

First American is seeking a Senior SailPoint Software Engineer in California to lead projects within small engineering delivery teams, building fast, clean, reliable code that drives business value for customers. You will code across complex areas, shape a long-term SailPoint strategy, collaborate with product management, and ensure high-quality, observable solutions while driving continuous improvement.

The role requires strong backend experience, REST/SOAP API knowledge, and cloud-native

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering with distributed systems.
• Experience driving engineering best practices via automation.
• Strong backend and API development experience.
• Cloud-native deployment and observability knowledge.
• Mentors engineering teams and shares best practices.

Responsibilities

• Code: contribute to the codebase, design, develop, test, and deploy code across complex domains.
• Shape Technical Strategy: develop long-term SailPoint platform strategy and architecture decisions.
• Collaborate/Partner: work with product management and engineering on roadmaps and designs.
• Operational Excellence: build high-quality, secure, observable solutions.
• Continuous Improvement: drive improvements and evaluate emerging technologies.

Skills

Distributed systems

Engineering leadership

Automation tooling

Back-end services

APIs design

Software testing

Communication skills

Cloud-native deployments

Mentoring

Metrics/data-driven

Tools

Java

Beanshell

JavaScript

PowerShell

AngularJS

HTML

CSS

MySQL

REST APIs

SOAP APIs

SailPoint

Job description

Who We Are

Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for eleven consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.

What We Do

First American is seeking a Senior SailPoint Software Engineer. An ideal candidate has strong technical expertise, a product mindset, and takes a hands‑on approach to building high‑quality and sustainable software products. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead projects as part of small, focused engineering delivery teams, to build fast, clean, reliable code that drives business value for our customers.

What You'll Do

Code: You will be an active contributor to the codebase, designing, developing, testing, and deploying code supporting our most complex functional areas. You will architect and implement modern world‑class services that are scalable, highly available, and fault‑tolerant.

Shape Technical Strategy: Have a clear vision for SailPoint platform and can develop a long‑term strategy to achieve the goals. Provides technical expertise in software development and makes informed decisions about the technical architecture and design to deliver for the business. Champion technology and architecture‑related investments, advocating for the priority of this work.

Collaborate/Partner: Partner with product management to envision future features and help plan product roadmaps. Define solution architectures that align with business needs in collaboration with product management and engineering. Facilitate collaborative design discussions and drive design reviews.

Operational Excellence: Implement solutions that are high‑quality, secure, and observable. Be an active member of the team contributing to reviews of design, code, artifacts and metrics.

Continuous Improvement: Determined to achieve ambitious goals, providing regular feedback, and driving continuous improvement. Assist with improving architectural standards & best practices. Build proof‑of‑concepts to validate architectural approaches and assess emerging technologies.

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years in software engineering, with experience in large‑scale distributed system development including hands‑on operational experience.
• Experience driving engineering best practices for high‑functioning software engineering teams through effective use of tools and automation.
• Passion and expertise for building large‑scale, back‑end services and APIs, using modern architectures (Macro / Mini / Micro Services).
• Demonstrable knowledge of data structures, asynchronous architectures and distributed algorithms.
• A strong understanding of software engineering principles and modern infrastructure operations.
• Ability to build robust, high‑scale, generic, and reusable solutions.
• Experience mentoring and training an engineering community on development best practices.
• Familiarity with deployment and observability strategies that support continuous delivery and high availability in a cloud‑native environment.
• An outcome‑oriented approach using metrics and data to understand development productivity metrics (e.g., code churn, commit size, test coverage, etc.) that inform areas for continuous improvement.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with strong relationship, collaborative, and organizational skills.
• Ideally, you will also have experience with:
  • Proficiency in Java, Beanshell, JavaScript, and PowerShell.
  • Experience with HTML, CSS, and AngularJS is a plus.
  • Strong knowledge of relational databases (e.g., MySQL) and experience with database design and optimization.
  • Experience with REST/SOAP API integrations and web services, XML, JSON, and other integration technologies.
  • Strong knowledge of SailPoint best practices.
  • Automated software testing (unit, integration, contract).
  • Certifications: SailPoint Identity Security Engineer Certification or Identity Security Professional Credential are highly desirable.

Note that the following statements only apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County.

First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).

First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant's criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer‑imposed criminal history requirements.

What We Offer

By choice, we don't simply accept individuality - we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First culture is inclusive for all employees - not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it's the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term. Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.