Principal Software Engineer, Saviynt
Connectors
$225-245k
AI-based identity security & access management platform
Open for applications
AI-based identity security & access management platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$225-245k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To safeguard enterprises through intelligent, cloud-first identity governance & access management solutions.
Role
Who you are
- 1+ years of Principal Software Engineer experience with a SaaS company
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related technical field
- Expert-level proficiency in Java and Groovy, with a deep understanding of object-oriented design principles, design patterns, and enterprise application development
- Strong experience working with RESTful APIs, SOAP services, and enterprise integration patterns, including authentication and authorization frameworks such as OAuth 2.0, SAML, JWT, and modern authentication protocols
- Proven track record of designing and building scalable, high-performance systems capable of handling complex integrations with external enterprise platforms
- Deep understanding of database technologies, including SQL and NoSQL, along with expertise in data modeling for large scale applications
- Experience integrating with major enterprise applications and platforms such as Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, SAP, Active Directory, or other SaaS and on-premise enterprise systems
- Strong adoption and high usage of AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, debugging efficiency, and code quality
- Experience in designing and building AI-driven agents and automation tools to support various stages of the software development lifecycle, including code generation, debugging, testing, documentation, incident analysis, and knowledge retrieval
What the job involves
- This role provides technical leadership and deep expertise in complex engineering domains, driving architectural decisions and ensuring scalability, reliability, and quality across critical platform components
- The Principal Engineer serves as a technical authority, mentoring senior engineers while solving the most challenging technical problems
- The Connectors team enables seamless integration between Saviynt's Identity Governance platform and multiple enterprise applications by building and maintaining robust, scalable connector frameworks
- We ensure reliable data synchronization, provisioning, and lifecycle management across diverse external systems, serving as a critical foundation for the entire platform
- Design and architect scalable, high-performance connector frameworks for enterprise application integrations
- Define technical standards, best practices, and design patterns for connector development
- Drive architectural decisions for complex integration scenarios involving 200+ enterprise applications
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve connector reliability and performance
- Lead technical design reviews and provide guidance on system architecture and design trade-offs
- Develop and maintain complex connectors for mission-critical enterprise applications such as Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, SAP, and others
- Write high-quality, maintainable, and well-documented code following established coding standards
- Implement robust error handling, retry mechanisms, and fault-tolerant designs for external system integrations
- Optimize connector performance, scalability, and resource utilization
- Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering best practices across the team
- Resolve complex technical challenges related to API integrations, authentication mechanisms, and data synchronization
- Investigate and troubleshoot production issues requiring deep technical expertise
- Research and implement innovative solutions for emerging integration patterns such as OAuth 2.0, JWT, SAML, and odern authentication methods
- Analyze and optimize system bottlenecks affecting connector performance and reliability
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance connector quality and maintainability
- Mentor and guide senior and mid-level engineers on technical design, coding practices, and problem-solving approaches
- Conduct technical training sessions and knowledge-sharing workshops
- Review and provide constructive feedback on technical designs and code implementations
- Foster a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous learning
- Support career development of team members through technical guidance and coaching
- Collaborate with Product Management to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Partner with Customer Success and Support teams to resolve complex customer issues
- Work with QE teams to define comprehensive testing strategies and ensure quality standards
- Coordinate with other engineering teams on cross-module dependencies and integrations
- Participate in technical discussions with customers and partners as a subject matter expert
Our take
Saviynt’s Identity Governance and Administration platform helps secure access to corporate systems in the cloud such as Workday, Office 365, AWS, Salesforce, SAP and Hadoop. It was created to offer an innovative, modern solution as its founder believed that existing identity services were not optimized.
By spending its early years in stealth mode, developing its product technology and switching to a cloud based model, the company was well prepared for a quick up-scale. This has been achieved partly because of the fact that it favours targeting large companies, boasting clients like Marriott, BP, KuppingerCole and Toyota Connected.
Saviynt faces a major rival in the form of SailPoint, which was an earlier entrant in the space, and went public sooner. However, Saviyntnt is growing rapidly and has converted some notable customers from SailPoint in the process. The company has continually invested in its platform to maintain a competitive edge, earning industry recognition along the way, and has recently concentrated on securing new customers and growing its partner ecosystem.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2025
$700m
SERIES B
Sep 2021
$130m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $870m
Company benefits
- Competitive Pay: Money isn’t everything, but it sure helps. Base pay + bonuses = a rewarding experience.
- Great Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, & retirement programs. We’ve got you covered from head to toe.
- Flexible Time Off: Our holidays and flexible vacation policies ensure your next vacation is never out of reach.
- Employee Recognition: Your hard work never goes unnoticed. We celebrate and recognize when our people go above and beyond.
Company HQ
El Segundo, CA
Leadership
Sachin Nayyar
(CEO)Sachin worked as CEO of Vaau for 3 years before joining Sun Microsystems as a Chief Identity Strategist. They were also CEO of Securonix for 13 years.
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