Senior Staff Software Engineer, IDM Engineering

Pingidentity; United States; On-site; USD 151,000 - 185,000; 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 skilled Java-focused engineer to design and develop large-scale identity management products. The role involves collaboration with a distributed team across Portland, Canada, and Europe to iterate on PingIDM features and requirements.

You will plan and estimate tasks, enable cloud deployments, and work with support teams to resolve customer issues, contributing to a robust, scalable identity platform.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing and developing large-scale Java applications.
• Strong understanding of HTTP and RESTful services.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and initiative.
• Familiar with cloud architectures and deployment (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience using AI agents (e.g., Claude) to plan and implement features.
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently on complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop large-scale, multi-tenant Java-based identity management products.
• Collaborate with distributed teams in Portland, Canada, and Europe.
• Analyze requirements with product management and architects to enhance PingIDM.
• Plan, estimate, and manage development tasks per business plans.
• Enable successful cloud deployments.
• Work closely with customer-facing support teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Java programming

HTTP & RESTful services

Interpersonal communication

Problem-solving

Cloud architectures

AI agents usage

Quick learner & independence

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop large‑scale, single‑ and multi‑tenant, robust, cutting‑edge Java‑based identity management products
• Collaborate effectively with the distributed team, with team members in the Portland, OR metro area, Canada, and Europe
• Analyze and elaborate on requirements with product management and architects to improve the identity platform and develop new features for PingIDM
• Plan, estimate, and manage development tasks independently and efficiently per business plans
• Enable successful cloud deployments
• Work closely with customer‑facing support teams to resolve customer issues

Qualifications

• Wide experience designing and developing large scale applications in the Java programming language
• A strong understanding of HTTP and RESTful web services
• Strong interpersonal communications skills
• Exceptional problem‑solving skills
• Familiar with cloud architectures and deployment strategies (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience using AI agents such as Claude code to plan, validate, and implement functionality
• The ability to learn quickly and independently, and are capable of gathering information and understanding complex features and environments

Advantage if you have

• Experience with identity management technologies and protocols (e.g., OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, certificate & key management, cryptography, etc.)
• Understanding of enterprise‑scale systems and configurations related to security
• Experience building performant systems that deploy and execute at scale

Salary Range

Salary Range: $151,00 - $185,000

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.