Senior Software Engineer

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 Ping Identity Data Platform team is building an advanced platform to build identity-aware agentic AI solutions that supports AI based reasoning and action, memory, vector search, custom tools and cloud-native frameworks for large-scale data processing.  We are looking for a versatile and enthusiastic senior engineer to join our Bangalore office.  

This role will primarily focus on developing, scaling and maintaining services written in Java, while also offering the opportunity to work across other languages and Cloud Operations tasks. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced team and have a strong foundation in software engineering, eagerness to learn, and adaptability to contribute in multiple areas.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain large-scale backend services primarily in Java.
• Contribute to projects involving Python, Go, and Bash scripting where needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable and resilient systems.
• Participate in Cloud Ops tasks, including:
• Managing, troubleshooting and monitoring services in GCP and AWS.
• Creating and maintaining dashboards in Grafana.
• Supporting observability and troubleshooting using Elasticsearch, New Relic, and Splunk.
• Ensure code quality, reliability, and performance through testing, code reviews, and best practices.
• Assist in incident response, root cause analysis, and operational improvements.

Required Skills

• Strong programming skills in Java with experience building distributed services.
• Very good understanding of concurrency and building scalable app
• Working knowledge of at least one additional language (Python, Go, or Bash).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS and/or GCP).
• Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (Grafana, Elasticsearch, Splunk, New Relic).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and software lifecycle management.
• Solid problem-solving skills and ability to work independently as well as in a team.

Additional Qualities Observed During Interviews

• Adaptability: Willingness to work across different languages and technologies.
• Learning Agility: Demonstrates curiosity and the ability to quickly pick up new tools and frameworks.
• Ownership: Shows responsibility in delivering tasks end-to-end.
• Collaboration: Strong communication and teamwork skills across global teams.
• Operational Mindset: Awareness of system reliability, performance, and scalability considerations.

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.