Software Engineer I

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.

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Join the PingAccess Software team as a Software Engineer, where you’ll develop features and updates for our mission-critical platform that secures billions of identities for world-class organizations. You’ll have the opportunity to work on an advanced identity and access protocol stack with a proven track record in enterprise-grade, large-scale deployments.

If you’re a passionate developer who thrives in a fast-moving, agile environment – this role is for you. We’re looking for someone with strong communication skills, the ability to translate requirements and designs into functional Java code, and a sharp focus on security, quality, and performance.

Meet Our Team:

Our engineering group is a seasoned, collaborative team that values hard work and a friendly atmosphere. We support one another through continuous knowledge sharing and a willingness to help out wherever necessary to ensure the success of both our team and the product. Driven by mutual goals and collective achievements, we utilize established yet efficient processes for managing feature planning, defect resolution, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Job Functions:

• Act as a key individual contributor within a high-performing agile development team.
• Collaborate with team members locally in Vancouver, BC and Denver, CO.
• Analyze and refine requirements with our product management team.
• Design new features to work seamlessly with existing functionality.
• Plan and estimate work to be completed.
• Maintain existing code and resolve reported defects.
• Develop unit and integration tests in collaboration with Software Quality Engineers.

Essential Qualifications:

• Strong skills with the Java programming language.
• Familiarity with common Java open source libraries and development tools.
• Solid understanding of HTTP and TLS.
• Experience with development tools including IDEs, git, Jenkins, Maven and ClaudeCode.
• Great interpersonal communications skills.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills.
• An ideal candidate must be able to learn quickly and independently, and be capable of gathering information and understanding complex features and environments.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with front-end development using React and Redux / JavaScript.
• Experience with web application libraries such as Spring and Jackson.
• Experience with relational databases, JDBC, SQL, and ORMs such as Hibernate.
• Knowledge of identity management technologies and protocols (e.g., OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, certificate management, cryptography, etc.).
• Understanding of enterprise-scale systems and configurations related to security.
• Familiarity with asynchronous networking and/or Netty.
• Experience with DevOps technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes and Helm.

Compensation Range: CAD 70,505 - 88,131

In accordance with Pay Transparency Act the approximate compensation range for this role in Canada 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.