Software Engineer

Who you are

• Bachelors degree in related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 2+ years of professional software development experience
• Proven backend development experience with Golang building scalable microservices and SaaS solutions
• Frontend experience with Angular or modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks
• Strong understanding of automated testing practices, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, along with debugging proficiencies
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS) and distributed cloud data stores (e.g., DynamoDB, Aurora, Snowflake)
• Experience working with CI/CD tools and pipelines such as Jenkins or CloudBees
• Ability to participate in a scheduled 24x7 on-call support rotation (approximately 1 week in 20)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative, growth-oriented mindset

What the job involves

• As a Software Engineer on the Platform Engineering team, you will design, build, and run mission-critical platform services that enable applications to define policies, make real-time decisions, and react dynamically to changes across millions of identities in our Identity Graph
• In a typical day, you will write high-performance Golang code, develop robust full-stack features using Angular on the frontend, and implement resilient microservices deployed on AWS
• You will collaborate closely with distributed team members, partner with data scientists on AI-driven features, and optimize distributed cloud architectures for low-millisecond latency
• You will join one of our UK Platform Engineering teams dedicated to designing, building, and operating core services for SailPoint's Identity Security Cloud
• We are a collaborative group of backend and UI specialists transitioning to full-stack feature ownership
• We value knowledge sharing, high code quality, and regular collaboration, meeting in person once per quarter for a one- to two-day team offsite
• Roadmap for success:
• 30 days:
• Complete SailPoint engineering onboarding, configure your development environment, and obtain repository access
• Review architectural documentation for the Identity Graph and policy engine to understand domain concepts and platform standards
• Shadow teammates during sprint ceremonies, design discussions, and code reviews
• Deliver and merge your first Golang pull request with comprehensive unit tests
• 60 days:
• Build and deploy your first end-to-end microservice feature within the policy engine
• Write robust unit and integration tests adhering to platform code coverage standards
• Participate actively in peer code reviews, offering actionable feedback
• Familiarize yourself with monitoring dashboards, alerting systems, and on-call runbooks
• 6 months:
• Independently deliver scalable, full-stack platform features using Golang and Angular
• Partner with the Data Science team to integrate AI-related features into policy decision workflows
• Join the primary 24x7 on-call rotation (approximately one week in 20) to support platform availability and reliability
• Identify and implement automated CI/CD pipeline improvements to accelerate release cycles
• 1 year:
• Lead technical design and implementation for high-throughput, low-latency microservices handling millions of identity access requests
• Mentor team members and champion engineering best practices across microservices architecture and cloud infrastructure
• Drive performance tuning initiatives across distributed cloud databases such as DynamoDB, Aurora, or Snowflake
• Contribute to architectural roadmaps and technical strategy for core platform initiatives
• The Tech Stack:
• Backend: Golang, Microservices
• Frontend: Angular, TypeScript
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, CI/CD (CloudBees / Jenkins)
• Databases: Amazon DynamoDB, Aurora, Snowflake

The application process

• You will be required to interview in person

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: 4019k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
• Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
• Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
• Sick leave
• Parental leave: 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