Software Engineer in Bristol

At Ping Identity, we believe in making digital experiences both secure and seamless for all users, without compromise. We call this digital freedom. Our intelligent, cloud identity platform lets people shop, work, bank, and interact wherever and however they want. 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.

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 communication 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
• Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule
• Progressive Healthcare Options
• Retirement Programs
• Opportunity for Education Reimbursement
• Commuter Offset (Specific locations)

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.