Senior Staff Software Engineer

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 156,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer for a US-based remote role. You will design, build, and deploy scalable microservices in Java, with data-heavy transformations, and integrate AI tools like Claude and Cursor to accelerate delivery.

The role emphasizes architectural direction, high-throughput systems on AWS, and mentorship within a team that values autonomy and reliability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong Java experience.
• Experience in design/implementation of event-driven architectures and performant micro-services.
• Multi-tenant SaaS product development experience - server-side in Java & Go.
• Experience in designing, implementing RESTful APIs for an API-first application architecture.
• Proven experience using AI tools (Claude, Cursor) to build releasable, maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Drive the design, implementation, and deployment of efficient, maintainable, robust micro-services.
• Set a high bar for code/design reviews and fortify the team’s coding/quality standards.
• Collaborate with technical teams, product managers to implement features that meet product vision.
• Develop automated tests across the full stack and produce designs with rough estimates.

Skills

Java

Event-driven

RESTful APIs

AI tools Claude Cursor

SaaS multi-tenant

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Job description

This is a US-based remote role. You will be required to interview in person. Due to FedRAMP requirements, must be a US citizen residing in the US.

About SailPoint SailPoint is the leader in identity security for the cloud enterprise. Our identity security solutions secure and enable thousands of companies worldwide, giving our customers unmatched visibility into the entirety of their digital workforce, ensuring workers have the right access to do their job – no more, no less. Built on a foundation of AI and ML, our Identity Security Cloud Platform delivers the right level of access to the right identities and resources at the right time—matching the scale, velocity, and changing needs of today’s cloud-oriented, modern enterprise.

About the role

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer at SailPoint, you will dive into a highly technical, fast-paced role where you drive engineering excellence and architectural direction. Your days will be spent designing, building, and deploying highly scalable, reliable microservices. You will write clean, robust Java code, build advanced prototypes to gather user feedback, and manage high-throughput data transformations. Additionally, you will integrate advanced AI tools such as Claude and Cursor into your daily workflow to accelerate high-quality software delivery.

About the team

The SailPoint Engineering Organization is a results-driven environment where high-quality professional engineering meets individual impact. Our team builds and maintains products on a mature, cloud-native event-driven microservices architecture hosted in AWS. We are passionate about developer autonomy, technical innovation, and delivering state-of-the-art SaaS platform solutions.

Roadmap for success

Day 30 (Onboarding & Integration): Successfully merge your first code to production. Map out the technical architecture of your primary domain and establish relationships with key engineering, product, and business stakeholders. Day 60 (Ownership & AI Impact): Take full end-to-end ownership of a critical backend feature design. Author your first major architectural design document and implement an AI-assisted development workflow for your immediate team. Day 90 (Delivery & Leadership): Successfully deploy your first major scalable system to production, meeting all observability and reliability metrics. Establish active mentorship with at least two mid/senior engineers and present a roadmap for technical simplification to leadership. By 1 Year: Demonstrate significant participation and contributions to cross-team initiatives. Drive green field initiatives from the ground up while participating and leading virtual teams and managing dependencies. Participate in technical interview panels for new engineering candidates.

Responsibilities

Drive the design, implementation, and deployment of efficient, maintainable, robust micro-services to deliver medium-to-high complexity features. Set a high bar for code/design reviews and fortify the team’s coding/quality standards. Collaborate with the technical teams, and product managers to implement features that meets our product vision Work in an agile environment, collaborate with peers on designs, technical refinements, code reviews, testing and customer issues. Continue to maintain the “We built it, we maintain it” SailPoint culture: Participate in the product OnCall and TechOps process. Mentor junior members and guide them on technical solutions. Managing development and release process of FedRAMP instances Collaborate with peers on designs, code reviews, testing and UX/interactive designs Develop automated tests across the full stack, complete with code-coverage metrics Produce designs and rough estimates, and implement features based on product requirements. Produce unit and end-to-end tests to improve code quality and maximize code coverage for new and existing features.

Requirements

8+ years of professional software development experience

Strong Java experience

Experience in design/implementation of event-driven architectures and performant micro-services

Multi-tenant SaaS product development experience - server-side in Java & Go

Experience in designing, implementing RESTful APIs for an API-first application architecture

Great communication skills

BS in Computer Science, or a related field

Advanced experience with object-oriented analysis and design skills

Proven experience using AI tools (Claude, Cursor) to build releasable, maintainable code

Strong understanding of and experience with data pipelines and data transformations at scale

The Tech Stack

Java AWS (Amazon Web Services) Big Data and Machine Learning technologies AI Tools (Claude, Cursor) Automated testing frameworks

Preferred Skills

Experience with AWS Experience with Continuous Delivery Experience working on a Big Data/Machine Learning product Experience instrumenting code for gathering production performance metrics

Education

Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field, or equivalent practical experience in large-scale software development.

Benefits and Compensation

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): $155,800 - $262,550.00 Base 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.

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SailPoint is a leading provider of identity security for the modern enterprise. Enterprise security starts and ends with identities and their access, yet the ability to manage and secure identities today has moved well beyond human capacity. Using a foundation of artificial intelligence and machine learning, the SailPoint Identity Security Platform delivers the right level of access to the right identities and resources at the right time—matching the scale, velocity, and environmental needs of today’s cloud-oriented enterprise. Our intelligent, autonomous, and integrated solutions put identity security at the core of digital business operations, enabling even the most complex organizations across the globe to build a security foundation capable of defending against today’s most pressing threats. 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.