Manager, Engineering

This is a US-based remote role. You will be required to interview in person.

SailPoint is defining the next era of identity security. Our unified, AI-powered platform seamlessly secures both the Human Fabric of your workforce and the Agentic Fabric of AI and non-human identities, completely eliminating organizational blind spots. Built on core principles like zero-standing privilege and contextualized risk, our platform transforms identity from a vulnerability into a strategic business advantage. Today, we are trusted by some of the largest, most complex organizations in the world to deliver intelligent, autonomous identity security at scale.

SailPoint is seeking an experienced, motivational, and results-driven Engineering Manager (M2) to lead a team of high-performing software engineers responsible for the technical development, architecture, and reliability of core SailPoint products. In this role, you will lead all aspects of software design, code quality, and delivery while fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement. You will partner closely with Product Management and architecture leads to translate product vision into actionable engineering roadmaps, allocate resources effectively, mitigate risks, and coach engineers to help them reach their full professional potential.

You will be joining an innovative, collaborative engineering organization on a team that builds and scales enterprise-grade products on a mature, cloud-native, event-driven microservices architecture hosted in AWS. We solve complex distributed systems challenges and tackle tough technical problems where professional engineering rigor meets direct business impact.

30 Days:
Complete SailPoint onboarding, gain a comprehensive understanding of our cloud architecture, tools, and Agile delivery processes, meet with your direct reports and key stakeholders, and understand current in-flight commitments.

60 Days:
Take over day-to-day leadership of sprint ceremonies and team execution, establish regular 1:1s and career development frameworks with your engineers, and partner with Product Management to review upcoming quarterly deliverables.

90 Days:
Fully own sprint planning, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and delivery metrics for your team; drive architectural reviews and code quality initiatives; and begin identifying process optimizations across the team.

6 Months:
Consistently deliver high-impact roadmap milestones on time and with high quality, mentor engineers toward promotion readiness, actively contribute to cross-functional engineering initiatives, and streamline team workflows.

1 Year:
Drive strategic technical vision and operational maturity for the team, champion innovation in AI-assisted development and engineering practices, and sustain high team engagement, retention, and performance.

• Bachelors degree in related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering with a strong track record of designing, building, and operating cloud-scale systems
• 3+ years of experience building, leading, and managing high-performing software engineering teams
• Strong technical background in modern software development (e.g., Java, distributed systems, event-driven microservices architecture, and AWS)
• Proven track record of successful execution and delivery in an Agile/Scrum development environment
• Demonstrated success in coaching, mentoring, and developing technical talent
• Exceptional organizational, project planning, risk management, and cross-functional communication skills
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive, adaptable mindset

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