Senior Principal Software Engineer, AI Onboarding

Saviynt; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Medium is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer in San Francisco to lead the design and implementation of AI security solutions. This role requires over 15 years in software engineering, with expert skills in Java, Spring, and cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure. The candidate will also work with tools like Docker and Kubernetes while collaborating with teams to drive innovation in security technology. Salary ranges from $260,000 to $275,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong experience as a Java Engineer developing applications based on security principles.
• Familiar with AI tools and a continuous learning mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test and release E2E workflows for AI security product.
• Collaborate with internal teams to produce software design and architecture.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes and tooling.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

REST

Microservices

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

ElasticSearch

Redis

CI/CD

Kafka

Tools

Git

IntelliJ

Eclipse/My Eclipse IDE

Job description

SENIOR PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Saviynt is an identity platform built to power and protect the world at work. With the rise of AI and Agents, the identity perimeter needs to be secured at scale. Come join as founding members of Saviynt’s AI Security team and enable us to build out AI security for the world's leading enterprises.

In a world of digital transformation, where organizations are faced with increasing cyber risk but cannot afford defensive measures to slow down progress, Saviynt’s Enterprise Identity Cloud gives customers unparalleled visibility, control and intelligence to better defend against threats while empowering users with right-time, right-level access to the digital technologies and tools they need to do their best work.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Design, implement, test and release e2e workflows for our AI security product
• Work across multiple agent platforms like AWS Bedrock, Google AgentSpace, Salesforce AgentForce, building foundational solutions, using cloud, SAAS and AI design patterns and technologies.
• Use AI and Agents to secure AI, using CUA agents, various LLM’s , agentic frameworks like ADK, Langchain among others.
• Design and develop secure, scalable, multi-tenant software solutions that run seamlessly across major cloud platforms like AWS and Azure
• Act as a technical expert and thought leader, influencing product direction and engineering best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, tooling, and operational reliability.
• Collaborate with internal teams to produce software design and architecture
• Test and deploy applications and systems
• Revise, update, refactor and debug code
• Ability to start a program from scratch as well as maintain existing services
• Develop documentation throughout the software development life cycle
• Serve as an expert on applications and provide technical support
• Follow the true agile principles

WHAT YOU BRING

• 15+ years of software engineering experience
• Expert-level ability utilizing technologies such as Java, Spring Framework, REST and Microservices

• Familiar with AI tools and curious about MCP, A2A, Agentic frameworks. Have a continuous learning mindset and not hesitate to venture into unchartered territory.
• Ability to perform research and go deep into platforms is a strong plus.
• Strong Experience as a Java Engineer developing applications based on Security principles, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
• Hands on experience with SQL, ElasticSearch, Redis, CI/CD, AWS Glue, Kafka
• Experience in increasing levels of responsibility managing application development, solution architecture, design and delivery, and process improvement

• Experience with unit, functional and system integration testing
• Extensive understanding of working in an agile environment utilizing Scrum and Kanban

• Experience with Git (GitHub/GitLab), automatic deployments, continuous integration

• Hands on experience using IntelliJ or Eclipse/My Eclipse IDE, writing Junit test cases, working with Maven/Ant

• Experience with AI development tools in SDLC such as Amazon Q, Github Copilot, Cursor, and similar productivity assistants.

• Familiarity with various architectural patterns (e.g., event-driven, microservices, serverless) and their trade-offs

$260,000 - $275,000 a year