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Architect and deliver scalable, cloud-based enterprise solutions to enhance performance and security. Translate product requirements into technical designs. Develop and optimize .NET Core microservices in containers/Cloud (Azure/AWS) leveraging load balancing, monitoring, and RESTful API support. Understand existing system structure and reasons for performance or other limitations. Consider and evaluate state-of-the-art technologies and methods as candidates to solve complex problems in our domain. Convert requirement documents into design specifications. Convert design specifications into code and supporting tests. Work with the architect to build out Proof of Concept feasibility studies. Participate in Agile practices, sprint planning, and retrospectives to support iterative development, aligning with team and organizational goals. Research emerging tools, containerization practices (e.g. Docker), and cloud native solutions (Azure/AWS), sharing insights to drive innovation. Resolve complex production issues, performing root cause analysis, and optimize multi-threaded applications for high performance in distributed environments. May telecommute from any home office within the U.S.
Job Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 8 years of experience in a software engineering field.
3 years of experience in:
- Developing experience in C# and .net related technologies
- Relational Databases, SQL queries, Stored Procedures and Tuning experience
- Writing design documents and developing code to adhere to design specifications
- Performance analysis and tuning, troubleshooting resource contention and high utilization using best practices and coding standards
- Following agile software development principles
- Cloud Infrastructure Experience (Azure or AWS)
- Software Design including developing SOA/Microservices using .Net Core
- Analyzing and improving product efficiency using various development and test techniques
- Performing code reviews and experience with CI/CD
2 years of experience in:
- Unit, integration, functional, and load testing
OTHER:
Worksite: 11120 Four Points Drive, Austin, TX, 78726; May telecommute from any home office within the U.S; 40 hours/week;
As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Company’s Bonus plan or a role-specific commission, along with potential eligibility for equity participation. The Company maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect the Company’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary, for US-based employees, will be in this range from (min-mid-max, USD):
Annual Salary: $163,550.00 – $289,300.00
Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.
Benefits Overview
Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability
Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
Sick leave
Parental support: Paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment with SailPoint.
As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission, along with potential eligibility for equity participation. SailPoint maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect SailPoint’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary, for US-based employees, will be in this range from (min-mid-max, USD):
Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.
Benefits Overview
- Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability
- Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
- Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
- Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
- Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
- Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
- Sick leave
- Parental support: Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
- Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
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.
JOB DUTIES:
Architect and deliver scalable, cloud-based enterprise solutions to enhance performance and security. Translate product requirements into technical designs. Develop and optimize .NET Core microservices in containers/Cloud (Azure/AWS) leveraging load balancing, monitoring, and RESTful API support. Understand existing system structure and reasons for performance or other limitations. Consider and evaluate state-of-the-art technologies and methods as candidates to solve complex problems in our domain. Convert requirement documents into design specifications. Convert design specifications into code and supporting tests. Work with the architect to build out Proof of Concept feasibility studies. Participate in Agile practices, sprint planning, and retrospectives to support iterative development, aligning with team and organizational goals. Research emerging tools, containerization practices (e.g. Docker), and cloud native solutions (Azure/AWS), sharing insights to drive innovation. Resolve complex production issues, performing root cause analysis, and optimize multi-threaded applications for high performance in distributed environments. May telecommute from any home office within the U.S.
Job Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 8 years of experience in a software engineering field.
3 years of experience in:
- Developing experience in C# and .net related technologies
- Relational Databases, SQL queries, Stored Procedures and Tuning experience
- Writing design documents and developing code to adhere to design specifications
- Performance analysis and tuning, troubleshooting resource contention and high utilization using best practices and coding standards
- Following agile software development principles
- Cloud Infrastructure Experience (Azure or AWS)
- Software Design including developing SOA/Microservices using .Net Core
- Analyzing and improving product efficiency using various development and test techniques
- Performing code reviews and experience with CI/CD
2 years of experience in:
- Unit, integration, functional, and load testing
OTHER:
Worksite: 11120 Four Points Drive, Austin, TX, 78726; May telecommute from any home office within the U.S; 40 hours/week;
As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Company’s Bonus plan or a role-specific commission, along with potential eligibility for equity participation. The Company maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect the Company’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary, for US-based employees, will be in this range from (min-mid-max, USD):
Annual Salary: $163,550.00 – $289,300.00
Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.
Benefits Overview
Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability
Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
Sick leave
Parental support: Paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment with SailPoint.
As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission, along with potential eligibility for equity participation. SailPoint maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect SailPoint’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary, for US-based employees, will be in this range from (min-mid-max, USD):
Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.
Benefits Overview
- Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability
- Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
- Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
- Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
- Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
- Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
- Sick leave
- Parental support: Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
- Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Senior Staff Engineer
Document your specialization before applying
PERM requires your employer to define a specific job requirement. Gather evidence that your role demands a specialized engineering discipline, not just general software or systems experience. This shapes how the labor certification is written and defended.
Target employers with dedicated immigration programs
Large technology, aerospace, and semiconductor companies run structured PERM pipelines and understand multi-year sponsorship timelines. Filter your search to organizations with established HR teams that coordinate directly with outside immigration counsel for EB-2 and EB-3 filings.
Search green card sponsoring roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters Senior Staff Engineer openings by green card sponsorship history, so you're targeting employers who have filed PERM before, not guessing from a standard job listing. That history matters when you're evaluating whether a company will carry a multi-year process.
Negotiate sponsorship terms before accepting an offer
Ask specifically whether the company covers attorney fees, how soon after your start date they initiate PERM, and what happens to your petition if the role is restructured. These details rarely appear in offer letters but directly affect your green card timeline.
Understand how your birth country affects your EB-3 wait
For nationals of India and China, EB-3 priority dates can lag significantly behind filing dates due to annual per-country caps. Check the USCIS Visa Bulletin before evaluating offers so you understand your realistic adjustment-of-status timeline before committing.
Verify the posted salary meets prevailing wage requirements
DOL requires PERM wages to meet or exceed the prevailing wage for your occupation and location, determined using the OFLC Wage Search. If the posted salary is at the floor of the wage level, a promotion or title change mid-process could require a new filing.
Green Card Senior Staff Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Staff Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Senior Staff Engineer positions typically qualify under EB-2 when the role requires an advanced degree or the employer can demonstrate the position requires a degree plus substantial specialized experience. EB-3 applies when a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field is the stated minimum. Your employer's immigration attorney determines the category based on the specific job requirements they define during PERM labor certification.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary status requiring periodic renewal, subject to a lottery for most cap-subject employers and valid for a defined period. PERM-based green card sponsorship is a permanent immigration petition with no lottery and no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries outside India and China. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM certification, I-140 approval, and adjustment of status routinely take two to five years or longer depending on your birth country.
What does the PERM labor certification process look like for a Senior Staff Engineer?
Your employer conducts a DOL-mandated recruitment campaign to confirm no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role as defined. This includes specific advertising steps, documentation of applicant outreach, and a prevailing wage determination using the OFLC Wage Search. The employer's attorney then submits the ETA-9089 to DOL for review. Audit rates for technical roles are not negligible, so clean documentation at this stage matters significantly.
How do I find Senior Staff Engineer jobs where the employer will actually file for a green card?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It surfaces Senior Staff Engineer roles filtered by employers with green card sponsorship history, which gives you a factual basis for evaluating whether a company has completed PERM filings before rather than relying on vague language in a job description. Starting your search there narrows the field to employers who understand the multi-year commitment sponsorship requires.
Can I switch employers after my I-140 is approved without losing my place in line?
Under AC21 portability provisions, you can change to a same or similar role after your I-140 has been approved and your adjustment-of-status application has been pending for 180 days or more. For Senior Staff Engineers, the similarity determination between your old and new role is assessed by USCIS. Retaining your priority date protects the time already accumulated in the backlog queue, which is especially valuable for nationals of high-demand countries.