Senior Staff Software Engineer

Ping Identity; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 151,277 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture empowerment

Employee groups

Team events

Benefits package

Volunteering

Job summary

Ping Identity in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join Platform Engineering. You will drive IAM capabilities across the Ping platform, from infrastructure to UI, shaping APIs, models, and services for AI-enabled experiences.

You will collaborate with product, UX, and engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure identities and platform features, guide design, prototyping, and production support, and mentor other engineers in a fast-paced global environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to use AI engineering tools to accelerate research, code understanding, prototyping, implementation, and documentation while applying sound engineering judgment.
• Experience building distributed systems, platform capabilities, internal developer platforms, or shared product infrastructure.
• Strong experience designing APIs, RESTful services, service boundaries, integration contracts, and data or domain models.
• Experience turning ambiguous ideas into technical direction, prototypes, and production‑ready solutions.
• Experience with authentication, authorisation, and identity management.
• Ability to communicate technical direction clearly, mentor other engineers, and coordinate work across teams and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Deliver IAM (Identity & Access Management) capabilities across the Ping platform encompassing the whole stack from infrastructure and databases through to UI experiences
• Define and evolve common APIs, models, workflows, orchestration surfaces, and services that enable platform‑level capabilities
• Research, prototype, and deliver features in emerging areas such as Identity for AI and AI‑first platform experiences
• Work closely with product management, UX, and engineering teams across Ping to refine features and designs to deliver elegant, usable, and scalable outcomes for customers
• Participate in development life cycle activities such as design, coding, testing, rollout, and production support
• Use modern AI tooling such as Claude Code as part of day‑to‑day engineering work to accelerate research, code understanding, prototyping, implementation, and documentation while maintaining strong engineering judgment
• Show strong communication skills, provide effective mentorship, and set a strong example for other engineers
• Thrive in a rapidly changing environment, continuously adapting to evolving customer needs, technology trends, and new ways of working

Skills

AI tooling acceleration

Distributed systems

API design

Ambiguity to direction

Identity management

Cross-team communication

Job description

Senior Staff Software Engineer — Platform Engineering

The role sits in the Platform Engineering team which delivers features and design work that spans the Ping platform. The team is focused on building Ping's identity for AI offerings to secure and govern AI agents.

We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer who can take ideas from concept to reality and work well in a fast-paced, collaborative, cross-functional, and global team.

You Will

• Deliver IAM (Identity & Access Management) capabilities across the Ping platform encompassing the whole stack from infrastructure and databases through to UI experiences
• Define and evolve common APIs, models, workflows, orchestration surfaces, and services that enable platform‑level capabilities
• Research, prototype, and deliver features in emerging areas such as Identity for AI and AI‑first platform experiences
• Work closely with product management, UX, and engineering teams across Ping to refine features and designs to deliver elegant, usable, and scalable outcomes for customers
• Participate in development life cycle activities such as design, coding, testing, rollout, and production support
• Use modern AI tooling such as Claude Code as part of day‑to‑day engineering work to accelerate research, code understanding, prototyping, implementation, and documentation while maintaining strong engineering judgment
• Show strong communication skills, provide effective mentorship, and set a strong example for other engineers
• Thrive in a rapidly changing environment, continuously adapting to evolving customer needs, technology trends, and new ways of working

You Have

• Ability to use AI engineering tools to accelerate research, code understanding, prototyping, implementation, and documentation while applying sound engineering judgment
• Experience building distributed systems, platform capabilities, internal developer platforms, or shared product infrastructure
• Strong experience designing APIs, RESTful services, service boundaries, integration contracts, and data or domain models
• Experience turning ambiguous ideas into technical direction, prototypes, and production‑ready solutions
• Experience with authentication, authorisation, and identity management
• Ability to communicate technical direction clearly, mentor other engineers, and coordinate work across teams and time zones

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, token exchange, policy systems, delegated administration, or identity data modelling
• Experience with AI agent identity and non‑human identity
• Familiarity with MCP, agent skills, and other agent integration concepts
• Experience working across multiple codebases, teams, or product areas to ship cohesive outcomes
• Experience with distributed systems at scale
• Experience working as part of an international team
• Experience balancing short‑term product delivery with longer‑term platform architecture
• Experience writing technical designs, PoCs, and decision‑support material for leadership and partner teams

Salary Range: $151,277-$185,000

Benefits

• 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)

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.