Senior Software Engineer

About Ping Identity:

At Ping Identity, we believe in making digital experiences both secure and seamless for all users, without compromise. We call this digital freedom. And it's not just something we provide our customers. It's something that inspires our company. People don't come here to join a culture that's built on digital freedom. They come to cultivate it.

Our intelligent, cloud identity platform lets people shop, work, bank, and interact wherever and however they want. Without friction. Without fear.

While protecting digital identities is at the core of our technology, protecting individual identities is at the core of our culture. We champion every identity. One of our core values, Respect Individuality, reminds us to celebrate differences so you are empowered to bring your authentic self to work.

We're headquartered in Denver, Colorado and we have offices and employees around the globe. We serve the largest, most demanding enterprises worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 100. At Ping Identity, we're changing the way people and businesses think about cybersecurity, digital experiences, and identity and access management.

As a member of a PingOne product team you will develop capabilities that are critical to the authentication or authorization use cases of enterprises worldwide. You will work on both a modern microservices cloud architecture and the PingOne Gateways that extend our SaaS to the customer’s premise, giving them flexibility and security of maintaining certain data within their enterprise. You will be joining a team with high expectations to maintain their track record of solving complex problems, anticipating issues, and continuously learning and improving.

You will:

• Develop APIs and scalable microservices for a cloud-based multi-tenant platform


• Analyze, clarify, and extend requirements with product management and architects


• Break down stories and sequence tasks in an Agile environment


• Develop automated tests in a continuous integration and deployment environment


• After training, participate in on-call rotation supporting customer incidents after hours

You have:

• 4+ years Java experience in commercial product development


• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and JSON


• Experience with automated testing and continuous integration


• Experience giving constructive code reviews with real insights and not just syntax


• The work ethic, collaboration, and problem-solving skills that make you an indispensable team member

You have an advantage if:

• You understand identity management concepts and security (e.g., LDAP, SCIM, OAuth, OIDC, JWT, certificate & key management, cryptography, etc.)


• You build with enterprise scale, quality, and security in mind, and you can balance these effectively within business constraints


• You have experience developing microservices or other distributed architectures with complex messaging and latency


• You have experience with modern cloud-based systems (e.g. Kafka, Redis, Cassandra, Kubernetes, Docker containers, lambdas, etc.)

Salary Range: $110,000 - $129,000

In accordance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (SB 19-085) the approximate compensation range for this role in Colorado is listed above. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors, such as knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Life at Ping:

We believe in and facilitate a flexible, collaborative work environment. We’re growing quickly, but remain true to the innovative, can-do startup values that got us here. Most importantly, we keep hiring talented, smart, fun, and genuinely nice people because that’s who we want to succeed with every day.

Here are just a few of the things that make Ping special:

• A company culture that empowers you to do your best work.


• Employee Resource Groups that create a sense of belonging for everyone.


• Regular company and team bonding events.


• Competitive benefits and perks.


• Global volunteering and community initiatives

Our Benefits:

• Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule


• Parental Leave


• Progressive Healthcare Options


• Retirement Programs


• Opportunity for Education Reimbursement


• Commuter Offset (Specific locations)

Ping is the collective sum of all our individual experiences, backgrounds and influences and we pride ourselves in growing and learning together. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone’s individuality is respected and everyone has an Identity. In recruiting for new colleagues, we welcome the unique contributions you can bring and encourage you to be your best self.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.