[Hiring] Platform Engineer - AI Tooling @SailPoint

Role Description

As a Platform Engineer - AI Tooling, you'll be at the heart of what makes our Identity Security Cloud platform scalable and reliable by empowering our engineering teams. You'll dive into researching, designing, and building the internal platform tools that enable other engineers to seamlessly execute functional and non-functional testing for features of all sizes. This role is a great opportunity to join an innovative team and help us build out a world-class, AI-powered engineering tooling ecosystem as a first-class deliverable.

Qualifications

• Real-world experience using AI developer tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or similar.
• 2-4 years of hands-on experience working as a platform, performance, or software engineer building internal tools.
• Ability to independently research and develop platform features designed to work well with large language models (LLMs).
• History of using AI to make testing and development more efficient.
• Strong background in large-scale, distributed systems in a cloud environment (AWS is a plus).
• Quality-oriented mindset with experience in type-checked functional programming.
• Holistic view of AI agent orchestration that goes beyond Markdown files.

Requirements

• Proactive problem-solving skills.
• Ability to mentor other engineers and drive the adoption of platforms built.
• Understanding of microservice architecture and CI/CD tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience in maximizing the value of AI outputs while maintaining quality.

Your First Year at SailPoint

• In the first 30 days, you'll:
  • Get up to speed with our products, technology, and current internal platform projects.
  • Meet the team and start jumping into collaborative work.
  • Begin evaluating our current functional and non-functional testing tools, finding opportunities to embed AI as a core component of the platform for other engineers to consume.
• By 90 days, you'll:
  • Make a real impact on the team’s goals by building and shipping AI-driven tooling solutions for the engineering organization.
  • Use tools like Claude Code and Cursor to speed up your own platform development and data analysis.
  • Join in on technical discussions and help find smart, scalable architectural solutions for our internal tools.
• After 6 months, you'll:
  • Successfully deliver AI-powered tools that help engineers proactively find functional and performance issues before they happen, providing clear, actionable insights.
  • Become a trusted, reliable member of the team who delivers quality platform features consistently.
  • Help foster a culture of learning by sharing your knowledge and expertise on AI tooling with the broader engineering organization.
• By the end of your first year, you'll:
  • Have successfully deployed AI-powered platform tools that are now fully integrated into the daily routines of our engineering teams.
  • Use data and AI-driven insights to measure the impact of your tools and help continuously improve our broader engineering processes.
  • Be a key player in the team's success and a mentor to other engineers on building and utilizing advanced AI agents.

Company Description

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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