SailPoint · 6 hours ago
Staff Data Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$128K/yr - $237K/yr
8+ years expSailPoint is seeking a Staff Data Engineer with deep expertise in streaming data architectures to drive the evolution of their real-time data platform. This highly technical and hands-on role involves solving complex scaling challenges and leading teams to deliver high-quality streaming data solutions that power analytics, machine learning, and core product features.
Enterprise SoftwareIdentity ManagementRisk ManagementSoftware
Responsibilities
Architect and lead the design and implementation of scalable, fault-tolerant streaming data pipelines using platforms such as Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark Structured Streaming, or Kinesis
Evolve the real-time data platform to support new business use cases, ensuring low-latency data delivery and high reliability
Partner with data scientists, product engineers, and platform teams to design data models and streaming APIs that enable real-time insights and decision-making
Drive data quality, observability, and governance across streaming systems, including schema management, lineage, and monitoring
Optimize pipeline performance, reliability, and cost across multiple environments (cloud and on-prem)
Lead code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical mentoring for other engineers
Establish and champion best practices for streaming data engineering, deployment automation, and CI/CD for data systems
Collaborate with platform teams to ensure data systems are secure, compliant, and highly available
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 3+ years in real-time or streaming systems
Deep expertise with Kafka (or equivalent message brokers), including schema registry, partitioning strategies, and consumer group management
Hands-on experience with stream processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Flink, Spark Structured Streaming, Kafka Streams)
Strong proficiency in Python, Scala, or Java, and familiarity with data pipeline orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster, etc.)
Solid understanding of distributed systems, networking, and storage
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and managed streaming services (Kinesis, Pub/Sub, etc.)
Familiarity with data modeling, lakehouse architectures, and batch + streaming integration
Preferred
Experience building exactly-once or idempotent streaming pipelines
Knowledge of data governance, lineage, and observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, OpenLineage)
Prior experience leading a data platform or mentoring senior engineers
Exposure to machine learning feature pipelines or event-driven microservices
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: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
Sick leave
Parental support: 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
Company
SailPoint
SailPoint is an identity and access management provider helping organizations deliver and manage user access from any device.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$26.08MKey Investors
Thoma Bravo
2022-04-11Acquired
2017-11-16IPO
2014-12-25Series Unknown· $0.25M
Leadership Team
Mark McClain
CEO & Founder
Brian Carolan
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Recent News
2026-01-09
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