Senior Data Engineer

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 Data Engineer, you will collaborate with a team of AI/ML Engineers, Data Science and product management to design and build scalable data solutions that power the ML and analytics products our team owns. You will immediately join the team that is building AI Agents for the SailPoint Product Offering. In this role, your technical skills and analytical mindset will be utilized designing and building data sets that will be consumed by other teams and functions to perform analytics on AI products. In the longer term will become well-versed in building complex feature sets that power AI/ML products.

About the team:

The AI team at SailPoint applies AI and domain expertise to create AI solutions that solve real problems in identity governance. We believe the path to success is through meaningful customer outcomes, and we leverage traditional AI/ML as well as recent innovations in Generative AI and Graph ML to bring our solutions to SailPoint’s core product lines.

Requirements:

• **The interview process for this role will require an in-person interview at our headquarters in Austin, Texas**

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

• B.S. in Computer Science, or a related field.

• 5 to 9 years of professional experience

• Experience working in a SaaS product or technology company

• Experience leading projects

• Ability to design and implement data models that support business requirements and analytics needs

• Experienced in engineering data pipelines and orchestrating workflows

• Demonstrated system-design experience orchestrating ELT processes targeting data

• Hands-on experience with at least one streaming or batch processing framework, such as Flink or Spark.

• Hands-on experience with containerization platforms such as Docker and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes.

• Familiarity with software engineering best practices (e.g. source control, code reviews, unit testing)

• Can-do attitude with a focus on delivering measurable business impact.

• Thrive in an environment with ambiguity, demonstrating adaptability and problem-solving skills.

• Strong communicator who can convey complex topics to different audiences.

Preferred 

• Familiarity with machine learning concepts and tools to support data-driven decision-making

• Experience working with our team Tech Stack

The Tech Stack:

• Required Core Programming: SQL, Python, Shell/Bash 

• Preferred Cloud Platform: AWS

• Preferred Data: Snowflake, DBT, Kafka, Airflow, Feast

• Preferred Visualization: Tableau, Qlik

• Preferred CI/CD: Cloudbees, Jenkins

Roadmap for success-

30 days:

• Understand the current data infrastructure and workflows.

• Get familiar with the team and ongoing projects.

• Start contributing to small tasks and bug fixes.

90 days:

• Take ownership of a scoped project or feature.

• Collaborate with team members to design and implement data models.

• Begin building data pipelines and orchestrating workflows.

6 months:

• Lead the design and implementation of ELT processes.

• Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines for both stream and batch processing.

• Ensure data security, quality, and compliance in your areas of ownership.

1 year:

• Spearhead complex data projects that power AI/ML products.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate diverse data sources.

• Represent key data insights in a meaningful way to stakeholders.

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-mid-max, USD):

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. Contact applicationassistance@sailpoint.com or mail to 11120 Four Points Dr, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78726, to discuss reasonable accommodations.  NOTE: Any unsolicited resumes sent by candidates or agencies to this email will not be considered for current openings at SailPoint.