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. 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. Job Functions: Work as part of an agile development team to implement the highest quality product features 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 Essential Qualifications: 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 Desired Qualifications: Experience with development tools, including IDEs, Git, Jenkins, and Maven 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 Pro ... (truncated, view full listing at source)