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Staff Software Engineer

India

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 Tech Lead / Staff Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of a cross-functional team responsible for building the next generation of Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions on a multi-tenant pSaaS platform. You'll have the opportunity to work on the PingOne Cloud Platform, a cutting-edge system that empowers IAM administrators to design secure, customisable user journeys at scale.

Our team focuses on developing core platform features such as provisioning that ensures secure access control, user and group management while closely collaborating with Product, QA, and other engineering teams across the Agile development lifecycle. If you're passionate about secure identity at scale and want to shape the future of cloud-native IAM, we'd love to have you on board.

Key Responsibilities:

Drive architecture, design, and development of robust, scalable, and secure solutions using Java and Kafka, with a strong focus on Identity Management platforms.
Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering best practices in software engineering, code quality, and agile development.
Partner closely with Product Management to translate business requirements into technical deliverables and ensure timely delivery of features.
Own end-to-end system design and implementation strategies, ensuring they align with both technical and business goals.
Actively contribute to the codebase, and conduct code reviews to uphold high standards.
Identify opportunities for innovation and improvement in system performance, scalability, and maintainability.
Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, DevOps, QA, and Security teams to ensure reliable delivery pipelines and secure product releases.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of hands-on software development experience.
Proven experience designing, building, and supporting multitenant SaaS applications.
Strong expertise in Java (Spring Boot preferred) and event-driven architecture using Apache Kafka.
Experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Cassandra, and Elasticsearch
Proven experience in designing and implementing solutions in the Identity Management domain (e.g., OAuth2, SAML, OpenID Connect, SSO, SCIM).
Strong experience working in Unix/Linux-based environments.
Experience leading or mentoring technical teams and driving large-scale projects.
Experience in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.

Preferred Skills:

Experience with microservices architecture and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.
Knowledge of Agile (Scrum) development methodologies.
Contributions to technical blogs, open-source projects
Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical

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.

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