Senior Staff Software Engineer

SailPoint•Austin, TX

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

SailPoint is the leader in Identity Security . Our solutions secure and enable thousands of companies worldwide, providing unmatched visibility and control over digital identities—human, machine, and AI. Our next-generation Atlas Platform is redefining identity governance with advanced AI-powered capabilities. We are a Gartner leader, high-growth Identity Security SaaS organization: the only company with a multi-tenant, micro services-built SaaS IGA solution and AI and machine learning Identity Security platform. Organizations don’t know what data they have; let alone where it resides and crucially, and we help them answer those key questions. Identity security is the central control point for risk management for the enterprise: the easiest way to implement your digital transformation faster and reduce risk. We are proud of our team and the culture we have built which has led to our employees voting us “best places to work” – 15 years in a row. About the Role: Due to FedRAMP requirements, US Citizenship is required to be considered for this role. SailPoint Data Access Security helps organizations discover, govern, and secure their unstructured data—protecting it from today’s most critical security risks. Our integrated SaaS platform, built alongside Identity Security Cloud, delivers deep intelligence on sensitive data so companies can improve their data security posture, reduce risk, and streamline compliance from day one. We’re a high-performing team building cutting-edge technology—and having fun doing it. We’re looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to join our international development team. This is a hybrid role based in Austin , TX . You’ll be in the office at least once a week and more freq uent ly a s te am or project needs r equire .

Requirements

8+ years of software development experience .
Strong experience with C#, .NET, and SQL .
Experience working at scale with cloud providers such as AWS .
Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Understanding of modern architectural patterns for SaaS systems (e.g., microservices, event - driven design, distributed systems) .
Strong communications skills, including the ability to understand stakeholder needs 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 .

Nice To Haves

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 JavaScript and modern UI frameworks (React, Angular) is a plus.
Hands-on experience building and tracking service-level objectives (SLOs) with contemporary monitoring/observability platforms (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus , Datadog ).

Responsibilities

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.

Benefits

Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability
Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
Sick leave
Parental support: Paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution