Senior Software Engineer — PingOne Platform Administration & Security

Pingidentity; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,218 - 137,773; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule

Parental Leave

Progressive Healthcare Options

Retirement Programs

Education Reimbursement

Commuter Offset (Specific locations)

Job summary

Ping Identity is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the PingOne Platform Administration team. You will design, build, test, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs that enable admin experiences for prospects and customers.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product, QA, UX, and platform teams, and contribute to AI-related tooling and MCP server capabilities, with a focus on reliability, observability, and secure software delivery.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of professional software engineering experience on Agile teams.
• 3+ years of Java service development.
• Experience developing NodeJS services and TypeScript is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services and APIs for PingOne Platform Administration.
• Contribute to AI-related platform tooling, including MCP server capabilities.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and day-to-day collaboration.
• Support observability, reliability, maintainability, and deployment safety of team-owned services.
• Collaborate with product managers, QA, UX, and peer engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Skills

Java

Node.js

TypeScript

REST APIs

Agile

SaaS

Backend

Observability

Collaboration

Tools

MCP Server

Job description

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.

The PingOne Platform Administration team focuses on creating seamless PingOne experiences and onboarding experiences that help prospects explore PingOne quickly and transition smoothly into production use. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact platform and developer experience initiatives at the intersection of identity, cloud services, and emerging AI-enabled workflows.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our Agile software development team focused on evolving the PingOne Platform Administration space and supporting the development of AI-adjacent platform capabilities such as the PingOne MCP server. In this role, you will be a senior individual contributor helping design, build, test, and deploy scalable services and experiences that make it easier for prospects and customers to explore, adopt, and extend PingOne.

What You Will Do:

• Report to the PingOne Admin Experience engineering director.
• Serve as a senior individual contributor on the PingOne Platform Administration team.
• Participate in all stages of the software development life cycle, from requirements definition and technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Design and develop backend services and APIs that support the PingOne Platform Administration capabilities.
• Contribute to the development of AI-related platform tooling, including MCP server capabilities, developer tools, and supporting workflows.
• Partner closely with product managers, QA, UX, and peer engineering teams across PingOne to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Help shape technical direction, engineering standards, and system design decisions within the team.
• Mentor other engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and day-to-day collaboration.
• Support operational excellence by improving observability, reliability, maintainability, and deployment safety of team-owned services.

What You Bring:

• 5-7+ years of professional software engineering experience, operating as a senior-level individual contributor on Agile teams.
• Strong backend software development experience building production-grade services.
• 3+ years of experience developing Java services.
• Experience developing NodeJS services.
• Experience with TypeScript is highly desired.
• Experience in the Identity Management field is highly desired.
• Experience developing tools and skills for AI models is highly desired.
• Experience developing MCP servers is highly desired.
• Experience developing SaaS applications.
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and working with distributed systems.
• Familiarity with cloud-native development practices, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and production support.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners including product management, QA, UX, and peer engineering teams.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and technical leadership skills.

Skills valued on this team:

• Strong service-side engineering fundamentals and ability to own features end-to-end.
• Experience working in small, fast-moving Agile squads with high ownership.
• Ability to balance near-term delivery with long-term maintainability.
• Comfort working across backend-heavy projects while collaborating with frontend, QA, product, and platform stakeholders.
• Some frontend experience, or willingness to contribute outside a narrow backend lane when needed.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, test automation, and shipping safely to production.
• Ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative environment with peers across PingOne platform teams.
• Interest in platform capabilities, developer experience, and customer-facing admin workflows.

Compensation Range: $110,218–$137,773
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.