Staff Java Software Engineer

SailPoint; United States; Remote; USD 133,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Disability coverage

Life insurance

401(k) with company matching

Flexible vacation policy

8 paid holidays

Job summary

SailPoint, a leader in cloud identity security, seeks a Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and deploy scalable microservices in a fast-paced, AI-enabled environment. You will contribute Java-based backend work, AI integrations with Claude and Cursor, and data-driven decisions across AWS cloud platforms.

The team values autonomy, engineering excellence, and a mature SaaS architecture in a cloud-native setting.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong Java experience.
• Deep Experience with Cloud/AWS, IAM/IGA, Compliance, Security and Privacy.
• Advanced experience with large scale databases, and related technologies.
• Expertise with messaging, queues, and events, such as Redis or Kafka.
• Deep understanding of modern architectural patterns for SaaS systems (microservices, event-driven architecture, distributed systems).
• Strong communication skills with ability to articulate technical solutions.
• Independent, motivated engineer who drives work forward with minimal oversight.
• BS in Computer Science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Produce designs and rough estimates, and implement features based on product requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to design, build, and deliver high-quality software.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, ensuring the team focuses on the right problems and builds practical solutions.
• Review code and offer constructive feedback to maintain high engineering standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the stack.
• Lead POCs, research new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to enhance team efficiency.
• Thrive in a dynamic environment, juggling multiple priorities.
• Share support of critical team systems by participating in on-call rotation.

Skills

Java

Cloud/AWS

IAM/IGA

Security & Privacy

Large-scale databases

Messaging/Queues/Events

Distributed systems

Architectural patterns

Communication skills

Independent engineering

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Redis

Kafka

Claude

Cursor

AWS

Job description

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 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 micro services. 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.

Responsibilities

• Produce designs and rough estimates, and implement features based on product requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to design, build, and deliver high-quality software.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, ensuring the team focuses on the right problems and builds practical, right-sized solutions without adding unnecessary complexity.
• Review code and offer constructive, actionable feedback to maintain high engineering standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the stack.
• Lead POCs, research new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to enhance team efficiency.
• Thrive in a dynamic environment, staying effective while juggling multiple concurrent priorities.
• Share support of critical team systems by participating in on-call rotation.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong Java experience.
• Deep Experience working with one or more from the following: Cloud/AWS, IAM/IGA, Compliance, Security and Privacy.
• Advanced experience with large scale databases, and related technologies.
• Expertise with messaging, queues, and events, such as Redis or Kafka.
• Deep understanding of modern architectural patterns for SaaS systems (e.g., microservices, event-driven architecture, distributed systems).
• Strong communications skills, including the ability to understand requirements and persuasively articulate technical solutions at the appropriate level of technical depth.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a positive, "can-do" attitude.
• Independent, highly motivated engineer who drives work forward with minimal oversight.
• Advanced experience with an object-oriented programming language and techniques.
• BS in Computer Science, or a related field.

The Tech Stack

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

Preferred

• Familiarity with big data ecosystems, including Airflow-based ETL workflows, data lake architectures, or platforms like Snowflake, Databricks, or cloud-native data-lake services.
• Experience with Continuous Delivery.
• Hands-on experience building and tracking service-level objectives (SLOs) with contemporary monitoring/observability platforms (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog).
• Familiarity with AI/Machine Learning.
• Experience instrumenting code for gathering production performance metrics.

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.

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): $133,100 - $224,436.00. 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.

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