Saviynt
Associate Principal Software Engineer, Cloud & Edge Backend
$220K–$235K
Milpitas, California +1 · Hybrid · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jun 29, 2026
- Location
- Milpitas, California
Vancouver - Experience
- 1+ years at an Associate Principal level of backend software engineering experience.
About the job
Architects and builds Saviynt’s AI Security platform, including cloud control-plane services and distributed edge backends for enterprise identity, privileged access, and AI governance.
What you'll do
- Design and develop scalable Go microservices and distributed cloud and edge systems, including secure policy synchronization and access brokering.
- Build services for discovery, governance, analytics, reporting, and securing AI agents and enterprise resources.
- Lead architecture discussions, mentor engineers, and apply AI-assisted practices across the software development lifecycle.
What they ask for
- Expert-level Go development and 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.
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and understanding of AI application architectures, including LLMs, RAG, AI Agents, orchestration frameworks, and MCP.
Nice to have
- Experience building enterprise security, IAM, PAM, Zero Trust, or networking products.
Pay
USD 220,000–235,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
Go (Golang), Kubernetes, Docker, gRPC, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka/NATS, Model Context Protocol (MCP)
AI focus
Build capabilities to discover, govern, and secure AI agents, automation frameworks, MCP servers, and agentic applications; develop AI-native enterprise services and use AI-assisted development across the SDLC.
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