Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SailPoint is the leader in identity security for the cloud enterprise, providing unmatched visibility into the digital workforce. As a Principal Machine Learning Engineer, you will lead the architectural vision for core ML systems, design and deploy production-grade ML models, and mentor engineers while driving technical strategy.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead the architectural vision for core ML systems, services, and platforms used across SailPoint products
- Design, develop, and deploy production‑grade ML models including behavioral and anomaly detection, semantic search and embeddings, similarity‑based systems, graph‑based models, and LLM‑based or hybrid solutions where appropriate
- Translate research, experimentation, and prototypes into scalable, maintainable, and reusable production systems
- Own end‑to‑end technical design and delivery for complex ML initiatives, from data pipelines and feature engineering through deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management
- Drive continuous improvements in model quality, robustness, generalization, and performance across diverse enterprise datasets
- Set and evolve ML engineering standards spanning experimentation rigor, evaluation, deployment, observability, and governance
- Partner with platform, data, and DevOps teams to ensure reliable data access, cost‑efficient compute usage, and high system availability
- Collaborate closely with product and engineering leaders to define AI roadmaps, prioritize work, and deliver high‑impact customer capabilities
- Influence architectural decisions across teams to ensure ML solutions are reusable, scalable, and aligned with long‑term platform strategy
- Communicate complex ML concepts and technical decisions clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders, including senior leadership
- Mentor engineers on ML system design, software craftsmanship, and best practices for building production AI systems
- Act as a technical authority for the most challenging ML and AI platform problems
Skills
- 12+ years of experience in machine learning engineering, software engineering, or a related technical field
- Proven track record of architecting and delivering large-scale, production ML systems with meaningful business impact
- Deep hands-on expertise with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn
- Strong foundation in data modeling, feature engineering, statistics, and experimental design
- Extensive experience with MLOps practices, including monitoring, CI/CD, experiment tracking, and model lifecycle management
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross-functional, senior-level stakeholders
- BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Experience in cybersecurity, identity, or enterprise SaaS systems
- Deep expertise and a strong track record in at least one of our core modeling areas: NLP, Behavioral Modeling, Time Series or Graph ML
- Proven track record of building and deploying ML models at production scale (cloud-native environments preferred)
- Demonstrated ability to set technical direction, influence architectural decisions, and guide organizational strategy
- Experience designing reusable AI platforms or ML services that support multiple product lines
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
- Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
- Flexible vacation policy
- 8 paid holidays annually
- Sick leave
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
- Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
- SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission
- Potential eligibility for equity participation
Company Overview
SailPoint is an identity and access management provider helping organizations deliver and manage user access from any device. It was founded in 2005, and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.sailpoint.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
SailPoint has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 5 in 2026, 40 in 2025, 35 in 2024, 29 in 2023, 51 in 2022, 20 in 2021, 22 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.