Great at First, IdentityNow is Particularly Terrible - Anonymous employee SailPoint Technologies Employee Review

1.0
Feb 19, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Honestly, I enjoyed 2 of the 3 years I spent at SailPoint. The 3rd year everything began to change. My product was constantly hit with severity 1 grade issues at all times of the day. Technical leadership began having to work on the weekends. Very little effort was made to stabilize and scale the system, yet more and more customers were being signed.

Cons

Little career movement: - There simply just aren't opportunities to grow your career at this company. The senior developers have all been there since the beginning of the company or are best friends of the people who are at the top. You can make many lateral movements, but vertical movements were just non-existent. Technical Decisions: - Technical decisions on my product were made by a sole entity. As we all know, this is just not how things should work. Architects should have final say but the decisions should come from a group of developers to make the "best" decision for the product with the budget, time, and resources available. The technical decisions led us down paths that were questionable and full of technical debt. Final Straw: - Manager became a snake in the grass. She would say or do one thing and then slate us with tons of work. She never worked to help her employees and only work towards pleasing upper management. Honestly, I watched this manager throw people under the metaphorical bus so many times it became the norm. You always had to watch your back.

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5.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Maybe I lucked out, but this is has truly been my dream job. I was hired as a junior-mid level developer (not product), but my experience has been mostly in low-code platforms. I basically get paid 6 figures to learn how to code on the job and I get to participate in cool initiatives. I definitely feel very lucky and grateful and SailPoint's culture 100% contributes to my satisfaction. I get to work from anvwhere in the world, I get a flexible schedule, free lunch, free, good coffee made by a barista on-site, good 401k match, and my boss doesn't care what my schedule is, only what I deliver matters. It's the first time in my career where I feel like l'm being treated like a trusted adult and I'm so happy.

Cons

My experience has been heavily affected by lucking out with my manager. I imagine maybe other managers in the company are not as cool. Stock price is not looking great but it honestly doesn't affect my day-to-day work so I don't really care. Lower salaries compared to other SaaS companies, specifically for Software Engineering.

5.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

-Opportunity for growth and building a career for yourself -Company culture -WFH -Leadership who genuinely cares about your professional growth, as well as your personal growth (example: making sure your goals that you've set for yourself are within reach and are achievable) -In-depth enablement and endless resources -Benefits

Cons

-The commission structure for the DSR role could be better. -The DSR org could benefit from more funding so that we have more opportunities to attend important meetings with our prospects and customers, alongside our sales/account team.

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