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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 are looking for a highly motivated Staff Software Engineer to build web applications for the next generation Identity platform. This role requires a developer that can take ideas from concept to reality and work well in a fast-paced, collaborative, cross-functional team of product managers, software engineers, and data scientists in an internationally focused organization.

The ideal applicant will have strong development experience; analytical and creative problem-solving skills; be passionate about research, innovation and experimentation for delivering the best possible user experience within an inclusive and respectful environment. If you are self-driven, passionate about learning, work well in a collaborative environment and have effective communication skills, then we’d love to hear from you!

Please note: This is a hybrid position out of our Vancouver, BC office. The expectation for this role is that the individual will be onsite 1-2 days per week.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop & QA IAM (Identity & Access Management) related web applications and tooling in Vue and React JS
• Work closely with our UX team and product management to refine features and ensure frictionless interfaces for our customers
• Collaborate with several backend teams to design features and API interfaces
• Design and review components for our shared component library, to ensure we provide a clear and consistent interface to our internal and customer consumers whilst adhering to best practices
• Provide maintenance and security updates for a broad range of legacy UIs
• Participate in development life cycle activities like design, coding, testing and production releases of the Ping Platform UI
• Implement, document and evangelize best practices and industry standards for both internal and external developers
• Debug production issues across services and levels of the Advanced Identity Cloud (AIC) integration with the Platform UI
• Thrive in a rapidly changing environment, continuously working to adapt to ever-evolving customer needs
• Show strong communication skills and set a good example for other engineers
• Identify shortcomings of current architecture and design and push for continuous improvement
• Enhance the quality control of our product with automation, E2E tests, pipeline, AI, and etc

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Web-application development experience
• 5+ years of production experience (primary) with one of the following: React.js, Angular, Vue.js or Svelte.js
• 2+ years with a secondary JS framework or library
• Strong experience with developing accessible, compliant UI components
• Experience with authentication, authorization and identity management
• Experience with CORS, SSL/TLS and other security communication protocols
• Experience with RESTful services
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

Nice To Have:

• Experience with multiple application architectures (SPA, Flux, SSR, universal/isomorphic)
• Experience with Redux Toolkit (RTK) and RTK Query
• Experience with building REST API applications in Node.js
• Experience working within a distributed team
• Proficient knowledge of Git and Git tooling
• Experience with application security practices (OWASP Top 10)
• Experience with systems at large scale
• Docker, Kubernetes and VM experience
• Experience with web accessibility

Why Should You Join Us?

• You will be part of an outstanding team and work with exceptional people
• You will work with the latest web technologies
• You will grow and accumulate knowledge related to authentication and authorization protocols and standards as well as identity and access management at scale
• We don’t want to maintain the status quo; you will have the opportunity to have a real impact by creating the best Developer experience on the web; you will be instrumental to make this vision real

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
• Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule
• 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.

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.