SailPoint Career Growth & Development

How does your team cultivate a culture of learning, whether that’s through hackathons, lunch and learns, access to online courses or other resources?

SailPoint’s core values, known internally as the “Four I’s” — Innovation, Impact, Integrity and Individuals — define our culture and clearly articulate the environment where our employees thrive. Technological advancements and the cybersecurity threat landscape are changing at a rapid pace. Upskilling on technology and identifying innovative ways to control threats is a continuous process. Our team continues to learn about new technology, tools, process improvements and more via online learning platforms like Udemy or other newsletter/blog subscriptions. They come up with innovative ways to design solutions or solve complex problems. Our crew also consistently engages in innovation workshops and hackathons held at regular intervals. Additionally, we attend lunch-and-learn sessions to stay informed about new initiatives, tool adoption and process change.

How does this culture positively impact the work your team produces?

The continuous learning culture helps the team grow, remain competitive and provide a profound sense of accomplishment, whether it’s delivering new product capabilities or solving real-world customer problems. Team members share knowledge among each other and actively participate in brainstorming ideas before finalizing a specific approach. All of this helps create great bonding among team members and improves employee retention. Psychological safety is key to innovation, and the SailPoint crew does an excellent job fostering this by staying deeply committed to and rooted in our core values.

What advice would you give to other engineers or engineering leaders interested in creating a culture of learning on their own team?

Learning and adapting to change are crucial for survival, along with maintaining the “edge” in the future. Engineers should always strive to learn new things, much like sharpening an axe at a regular interval to have a better impact, which will help deliverables and drive innovation. Engineering leaders should budget time for learning/upskilling and think about how the team is getting ready for the future.