Saviynt

Tech / AI / Software

PrincipalSoftwareEngineer,CustomerEngineering

$240–250k milpitas, california, united states FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Principal Software Engineer, Customer Engineering at Saviynt. Skills: AI, Identity Governance (IGA), cybersecurity, customer engineering, software engineering. Build and deploy AI agents that automate customer escalation workflows. Integrate agentic capabilities into identity platforms”

What You'll Achieve.

automating customer escalation workflows — reducing resolution times and improving engineering efficiency; translating customer needs into engineering roadmap contributions; safely accelerate their deployment and usage of AI; raise the bar for the wider engineering org; holding teams accountable to resolution timelines; align on strategies that move the needle for the business

Industry & Context.

Tech / AI / Software
Problems you'll solve

customer pain points and scalable solutions; troubleshooting; performance analysis

Eligibility Requirements

Complete security & privacy literacy and awareness training during onboarding and annually thereafter, Review (initially and annually thereafter), understand, and adhere to Information Security/Privacy Policies and Procedures

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years of software engineering experience, 8+ years in customer-facing or customer engineering roles, Proven experience in large-scale, multi-tenant production environments, Curiosity and fluency across modern AI tooling — MCP, A2A protocols, agentic frameworks — and a mindset for continuous learning in uncharted territory, Hands-on experience with AI-assisted SDLC tools (Amazon Q, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar), command of testing practices — unit, functional, and system integration — and agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban), Solid experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployments, Deep understanding of APIs, enterprise integrations, and distributed systems, Outstanding communication skills — equally comfortable in an engineering deep-dive and a customer executive briefing, Experience in Identity & Access Management (IAM / IGA)

Nice to Have

Familiarity with Zero Trust, PAM, or governance frameworks is a meaningful plus

What You'll Do.

Build and deploy AI agents that automate customer escalation workflows

Integrate agentic capabilities into identity platforms

Drive innovation at the intersection of AI

Identity Governance (IGA)

Serve as a technical liaison between Customer Support

Engage directly on customer calls to represent Engineering

prepare Engineering executives ahead of escalations

Identify and champion tooling improvements

proposing new troubleshooting and performance analysis tools

Track and report on escalation metrics

providing executive-level summaries

holding teams accountable to resolution timelines

Help the CE team navigate competing priorities and align on strategies

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Serve as a technical liaison between Customer Support, Customer Success, Sales Engineering, and Product; Engage directly on customer calls to represent Engineering; prepare Engineering executives ahead of escalations; Help the CE team navigate competing priorities and align on strategies

Communication Scope

Outstanding communication skills — equally comfortable in an engineering deep-dive and a customer executive briefing

Process & Methodology

agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban), holding teams accountable to resolution timelines, navigate competing priorities

Full Job Description

## Description 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. ## WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING Build and deploy AI agents that automate customer escalation workflows — reducing resolution times and improving engineering efficiency. Integrate agentic capabilities into identity platforms, translating customer needs into engineering roadmap contributions. Drive innovation at the intersection of AI, Identity Governance (IGA), and cybersecurity — helping enterprises govern Non-Human Identities and agentic workflows. Serve as a technical liaison between Customer Support, Customer Success, Sales Engineering, and Product — bridging the gap between customer pain points and scalable solutions. Engage directly on customer calls to represent Engineering and, where needed, prepare Engineering executives ahead of escalations. Identify and champion tooling improvements — proposing new troubleshooting and performance analysis tools that raise the bar for the wider engineering org. Track and report on escalation metrics, providing executive-level summaries and holding teams accountable to resolution timelines. Help the CE team navigate competing priorities and align on strategies that move the needle for the business. ## WHAT YOU BRING 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 8+ years in customer-facing or customer engineering roles. Proven experience in large-scale, multi-tenant production environments. Curiosity and f

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