Staff Software Engineer, Developer Relations

SailPoint

1d•$133,100 - $224,436

About The Position

As a Staff Developer Relations Engineer, you serve as a technical anchor for our developer platform enablement. You are the primary bridge between SailPoint’s core product engineering teams and the global developer ecosystem. You will spend your time architecting robust developer tooling (SDKs, CLI, workflows), establishing and maintaining API governance standards, leading high-profile developer streams, and architecting and developing projects for the SailPoint developer community.

Requirements

8–10+ years of experience in software engineering, API design, or developer-focused engineering.
Strong expertise in building open-source SDKs, API generators, and developer CLI tools.
Outstanding customer-facing skills with the ability to confidently navigate complex architectural discussions with external stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience with React, Typescript, GoLang, Python, PowerShell, and more.
Knowledge of the Identity Security Landscape, including experience implementing SailPoint solutions.
Exceptional technical communication skills, with a track record of running developer-facing video content, livestreams, or community events.
Familiarity with leveraging Generative AI tools.

Responsibilities

Lead the architectural design and implementation of core developer SDKs, CLI tools, and extensibility patterns.
Design and lead interactive technical livestreams, deliver presentations at developer events, and create reference architectures.
Work closely with Product Managers and Core Engineering leaders to represent community trends, communicate developer telemetry, and influence the core API architecture.
Set code quality, testing, and documentation standards for all community developer-facing code repositories and open-source contributions.

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
SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission
Potential eligibility for equity participation