Machine Learning Engineer

About Sail Point

About SailPoint:
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 and ensuring that workers have the right access to do their job—no more and 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.

As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you will be a senior technical leader shaping the next generation of SailPoint’s AI-powered capabilities. We are looking for a strong machine learning practitioner with deep machine learning expertise and hands‑on experience developing and deploying both classical machine learning solutions and agentic AI systems. In this role, you will apply machine learning and AI technologies to solve complex identity security challenges, including threat detection, anomaly detection, semantic search, behavioral modeling, and intelligent automation.

You'll work across the full lifecycle of AI solutions, from model development and evaluation to scalable deployment and operationalization. You will also help build and advance Generative AI capabilities by leveraging foundation models and techniques such as retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), fine‑tuning, agents, model distillation, and orchestration frameworks. As a senior technical leader, you'll partner closely with engineering, AI, and product teams to define technical strategy, drive innovation, and mentor others in building scalable, reliable, and responsible AI systems.

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

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning and AI‑powered solutions to address complex identity security challenges.
• Lead the design and development of both classical ML capabilities (e.g., anomaly detection, behavioral modeling, semantic search) and agentic AI applications.
• Evaluate and apply modern AI techniques, including foundation models, embeddings, RAG, agents, and model fine‑tuning, to create new product capabilities.
• Translate AI research and emerging technologies into scalable, production‑ready solutions that deliver measurable customer and business impact.
• Drive technical strategy for AI systems, balancing model quality, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Establish engineering best practices for developing, deploying, monitoring, and maintaining ML and AI applications in production.
• Partner closely with engineering, product, and platform teams to identify high‑impact opportunities and deliver AI‑driven capabilities.
• Influence architecture and technical direction across AI initiatives, ensuring solutions integrate seamlessly into SailPoint’s ecosystem.
• Advance AI governance, evaluation, observability, and responsible AI practices to ensure quality, safety, and trustworthiness.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Drive technical alignment across AI initiatives and guide critical architectural and engineering decisions.

• 8+ years of professional experience in machine learning, AI, or a related technical field.
• Deep machine learning expertise with a proven track…