Associate Principal Software Engineer, Cloud & Edge Backend

saviynt· Software Engineering
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📍 Milpitas, California📍 VancouverFull Time💰 USD 220K–235K

About this role

Saviynt's AI-powered identity platform manages and governs human and non-human access to all of an organization's applications, data, and business processes. Customers trust Saviynt to safeguard their digital assets, drive operational efficiency, and reduce compliance costs. Built for the AI age, Saviynt is today helping organizations safely accelerate their deployment and usage of AI. Saviynt is recognized as the leader in identity security, with solutions that protect and empower the world’s leading brands, Fortune 500 companies and government institutions. For more information, please visit www.saviynt.com.

Come join us as founding members of Saviynt’s AI Security team and help us build out AI security for the world's leading enterprises.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

    • Architect and build the next-generation AI Security platform for enterprise identity and privileged access.

    • Design and develop highly scalable microservices in Go (Golang) that power the Cloud Control Plane and distributed Edge Backends.

    • Build the Cloud Control Plane responsible for policy management, AI governance, discovery orchestration, analytics, reporting, and APIs.

    • Build distributed Edge Backends that operate as local Points of Presence (PoPs) for headquarters, regional hubs, branch offices, and customer data centers.

    • Design resilient policy synchronization from Cloud → Edge → Endpoint with secure fail-closed enforcement during connectivity failures.

    • Build enterprise-scale discovery services for cloud resources, on-prem infrastructure, endpoints, applications, databases, and AI agents.

    • Develop access-brokering capabilities that enable privileged access to applications, machines, and services through local Edge Backends.

    • Design highly available, observable, and resilient distributed systems using modern cloud-native technologies.

    • Mentor engineers, lead architecture discussions, and drive engineering best practices.

    • AI & Agentic Engineering

      • Leverage AI-assisted software development throughout the SDLC to improve productivity, code quality, testing, documentation, and operational excellence.

      • Build platform capabilities to discover, govern, and secure AI agents, automation frameworks, MCP servers, and agentic applications.

      • Develop scalable services supporting AI-native enterprise workloads.

      • Follow AI SDLC best practices across design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations.r

WHAT YOU BRING

    • 1+ years at a Associate Principal level of backend software engineering experience.

    • Expert-level Go (Golang) development.

    • Deep experience building distributed systems and microservices.

    • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, gRPC, REST APIs, and cloud-native platforms.

    • Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka/NATS or similar distributed infrastructure.

    • Strong understanding of networking, authentication, authorization, TLS, proxies, and distributed caching.

    • Experience building enterprise security, IAM, PAM, Zero Trust, or networking products is highly desirable.

    • Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT, or similar.

    • Understanding of modern AI application architectures, including LLMs, RAG, AI Agents, orchestration frameworks, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).

    • Familiarity with AI SDLC best practices, including AI-assisted development, automated testing, secure coding, CI/CD automation, observability, and responsible use of AI-generated code.

    • Strong technical leadership, architecture, mentoring, and communication skills.

Saviynt is an amazing place to work. We are a high-growth, Platform as a Service company focused on Identity Authority to power and protect the world at work. You will experience tremendous growth and learning opportunities through challenging yet rewarding work which directly impacts our customers, all within a welcoming and positive work environment. If you're resilient and enjoy working in a dynamic environment you belong with us!

Security & Compliance
This role requires adherence to Saviynt’s information security and privacy policies and procedures, including annual security training.

Saviynt is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome everyone to our team.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the salary for the Associate Principal Software Engineer, Cloud & Edge Backend role at saviynt?
The listed salary for this Associate Principal Software Engineer, Cloud & Edge Backend position at saviynt is USD 220K–235K. This is an Full Time role.
Where is the Associate Principal Software Engineer, Cloud & Edge Backend position at saviynt located?
This Associate Principal Software Engineer, Cloud & Edge Backend role at saviynt is based in Milpitas, California, Vancouver. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Associate Principal Software Engineer, Cloud & Edge Backend role at saviynt full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full Time position. It is posted as a Associate Principal Software Engineer, Cloud & Edge Backend role in the Software Engineering department at saviynt.
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This Associate Principal Software Engineer, Cloud & Edge Backend position is part of the Software Engineering department at saviynt. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
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