Senior Development Engineer in Test

About the job

This role is based in Pune. This location works on a hybrid model, 2-3 days in the office. You will be required to interview in person.

About SailPoint: 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.

About the Role:   Our Human Fabric Team is looking for a well-rounded SeniorDevelopment Engineer in Test with a proven record of ensuring the delivery of scalable microservice based solutions to enterprise clients. Capable of driving several projects to completion from a SDET perspective. A skilled technician that can also serve as a mentor to the team. A visionary that delivers recommendations on how to evolve testing best practices within the organization that solve today’s problems with the future direction of product testing in mind.

About the Team: You will join our globally disperse engineering team but be supported by engineers based in Pune.  We are a results-driven, highly collaborative group passionate about delivering high-impact identity security solutions. Our team develops and tests enterprise products built on a mature, cloud-native, event-driven microservices architecture hosted in AWS. We value individual ownership, teamwork, continuous learning, and technical craftsmanship, providing an environment where your contributions directly shape our product quality.

Roadmap for Success:

- 30 days: Complete engineering onboarding, set up your local development and testing environments, and build an understanding of SailPoint's product capabilities and microservices architecture. Shadow team members on existing testing workflows and execute initial test cases within sprint cycles.

- 60 days: Take ownership of test planning and validation for assigned feature areas. Develop detailed manual and automated test cases covering functional, regression, and integration scenarios, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines.

- 90 days: Independently drive testing activities across complex microservices features. Partner proactively with development teams to reproduce and triage defects, analyze test metrics, and ensure comprehensive test coverage across supported operating systems and database environments.

- 6 months: Champion automated testing best practices, reduce test execution cycle times, and optimize test harness reliability. Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Management and Engineering leadership to align testing strategy with product delivery goals.

- 1 year: Serve as a subject matter expert for product test engineering and automation frameworks. Drive continuous quality improvements, establish testing standards for new platform capabilities, and mentor team members across the organization.

Requirements:

- Bachelors degree in related field, or equivalent professional experience

- 6+ years of professional experience in testing enterprise software, preferably in a Java/J2EE environment

- Proven ability to develop and maintain comprehensive test cases and test harnesses, both manual and automated

- Hands-on experience with one or more automated UI testing frameworks (such as Selenium, Silk Test, Sahi, or equivalent)

- Strong working knowledge of SQL and experience with one or more relational database platforms (such as SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, DB2, or PostgreSQL)

- Hands-on experience configuring test environments, including application servers (such as Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphere, or JBoss) across Windows Server and Linux/Unix operating systems

- Familiarity with JavaScript, XML, and Java

- Proven ability to work collaboratively with software development engineers for defect reproduction and resolution

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong analytical and diagnostic abilities

AI-assisted engineering:  Our engineers are expected to use AI development tools as a core part of their daily workflow, not as a novelty. We expect you to use these tools to accelerate delivery, expand your scope, and raise the quality bar, while applying strong engineering judgment to review, validate, and own everything that ships under your name. Comfort with prompting, agentic workflows, and human-in-the-loop review of AI-generated code is a baseline expectation for this role.

AI related Technology:

- Cursor, Claude Code

- Python-based AI/ML frameworks and libraries such as scikit-learn, pandas, and numpy

- Deep Learning Frameworks such as PyTorch

- LLMs and Foundation Models in Bedrock, VertexAI, or similar

Preferred Skills

- Experience with LDAP, Active Directory, or other enterprise identity systems

- Experience testing cloud-native applications hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS)

- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum software development methodologies

About SailPoint India and our Benefits:

Nestled in the heart of Pune, a bustling hub of technology and culture, the office exemplifies SailPoint's commitment to excellence. Surrounded by a vibrant atmosphere, the Pune office serves as a strategic center for the company, where cutting-edge solutions are crafted and implemented to address the ever-evolving challenges in identity security. With a team of highly skilled professionals, the office embodies SailPoint's values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact and Individuals. Our Pune team works under a hybrid model enjoying the office 2-3 days a week (unless otherwise specified).

We provide excellent office amenities, competitive salaries and strong benefits:

- Competitive Compensation

- Paid Leave: Competitive vacation policies alongside paid company holidays to help you recharge.

- Comprehensive Healthcare: Premium medical, dental, and vision insurance options

- Career Growth Opportunities

- Plus so much more!

SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates to apply to join our team.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability. Contact applicationassistance@sailpoint.com or mail to 11120 Four Points Dr, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78726, to discuss reasonable accommodations.  NOTE: Any unsolicited resumes sent by candidates or agencies to this email will not be considered for current openings at SailPoint.