Software Engineer II

Ping Identity; Bristol (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Parental Leave

Healthcare options

Retirement programs

Education reimbursement

Commuter offset

Job summary

Ping Identity in the United States is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to a market-leading identity platform with secure, scalable Java-based features in an agile environment.

You will be part of a collaborative team that embraces AI tooling to accelerate discovery and delivery, while ensuring quality, security, and performance. The role offers growth in a dynamic tech environment within Ping Identity.

Qualifications

• Strong familiarity with Java and related ecosystems.
• Eagerness to learn quickly and understand complex features.
• Excellent collaboration and communication within an agile team.
• Proven problem-solving abilities and attention to quality, security, and performance.
• Ability to gather information, learn quickly, and work independently when needed.
• Experience or interest in applying AI tooling to engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of an agile development team to implement high-quality features.
• Use AI tooling to accelerate discovery and delivery.
• Collaborate with product management to improve the platform and develop new features.
• Understand and improve local and cloud deployments.
• Plan and estimate work to be completed.
• Maintain existing code and resolve defects.
• Contribute to a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Skills

Java

Willingness to Learn

Collaboration & Teamwork

Problem-Solving

Independent Learning

AI Tooling Experience

Tools

IDEs (IntelliJ)

Git

Jenkins

Maven

Bazel

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.

In this Software Engineer role, you will play an important part in the development of a market-leading, open standards first platform, providing flexible, modular and scalable identification, authentication, and authorization to a range of applications. You will be part of a team that prides itself on an open, flexible environment, embracing collaboration, agile methodologies, continuous improvement, and most of all, the love of a challenge.

We require a passionate developer who flourishes in a fast-moving, agile environment. You must have good communications skills, an outstanding ability to translate requirements and designs to functional Java code, and a strong attention to security, quality, testability and performance.

You Will

• Work as part of an agile development team to implement the highest quality product features
• Use AI tooling as a practical part of the engineering workflow to accelerate discovery and delivery
• Have a voice in working with product management and owners to improve the platform and develop new features for our platform
• Understand and improve our local and cloud deployments
• Plan and estimate work to be completed
• Maintain existing code and resolve reported defects
• Actively contribute to the culture that makes this such a great team

You Have

• Strong familiarity with the Java programming language
• Possess the desire to learn and curiosity to understand how and why things work
• Demonstrate strong collaboration, communication, and teamwork skills
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Ideal candidate must be keen to learn quickly and independently, and be capable of gathering information and understanding complex features and environments
• Ability to use AI engineering tools to accelerate research, code understanding, prototyping, implementation, and documentation while applying sound engineering judgment

Bonus Points If You Have

• Familiarity with UI development, using javascript, and the Vue or React frameworks
• Experience with development tools, including IDEs, Git, Jenkins, and Maven, Bazel
• Solid understanding of RESTful web services
• 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
• Solid grounding in modern software engineering practices and design patterns, including the design and implementation of modern web applications

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.