VP of Engineering, Enterprise Platform

• Lead and grow a world-class engineering organization responsible for the foundational services of Atlas
• Define and evolve platform architecture to enable real-time access intelligence, policy automation, and extensibility
• Champion an API-first platform strategy to empower our developer and partner ecosystem
• Drive execution across scalable microservices, GraphQL APIs, event-driven pipelines, and AI/ML-integrated services
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams — Product, Design, Security, and Field — to turn vision into reality

• Core platform components: identity services, knowledge graphs, workflow engine, and data pipelines
• Engineering strategy for extensibility, scale, observability, and developer experience
• Developer platform capabilities including SDKs, APIs, integration tooling, and marketplace components
• Innovation pipeline for low-code capabilities, customizable UI, policy engine, and AI/ML extensibility

• Proven leadership in building and leading high-performing platform engineering teams
• Deep experience in cloud-native architecture, identity/security platforms, or large-scale data systems
• Passion for elegant API design, developer experience, and enabling customer/partner ecosystems
• Ability to inspire and align high-performing teams across locations and functions
• Experience integrating graph databases (e.g., Neo4j), event-driven systems, or AI/ML pipelines a plus

• You’ll shape the future of an industry—this isn’t about incremental features, it’s about defining a category
• Work alongside passionate, top-tier technologists solving real, hard, and impactful problems
• Lead with autonomy while enjoying strong executive sponsorship and investment
• Collaborate on a platform used by thousands of enterprises, millions of identities, and countless security-critical workflows

Requirements:

• 15+ years of engineering leadership experience
• BS in CS or related field preferred

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.  

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