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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. Staff Software Engineer, Backend You’ll be a staff-level backend engineer who builds and operates the services that power our core product experiences. This is a hands-on role focused on designing reliable APIs and event-driven systems, writing and reviewing production code, and improving performance and scalability over time. You’ll work closely with Product, Data, Infrastructure/SRE, and Security to deliver well-scoped solutions that are safe to run in production. You’ll also help strengthen backend engineering practices through design reviews, mentoring, and thoughtful technical guidance. You’ll report to an engineering manager and collaborate with peers to align backend work with broader platform goals. You Will: Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs that are secure, scalable, and easy to evolve Deliver complex projects end-to-end (technical design, implementation, testing, rollout, and iteration based on real production feedback) Build event-driven and asynchronous workflows using Kafka and queue-based systems to improve resilience and throughput Own service reliability: monitoring, logging, alerting, incident response, and post-incident improvements Partner with Infrastructure/SRE to build and operate systems on AWS (compute, networking, storage, and deployment patterns) Define and improve data access patterns across SQL and NoSQL databases, including migrations and performance tuning Implement caching strategies (e.g., Redis/Memcached) to reduce latency, protect dependencies, and manage load Raise code quality through reviews, documentation, and setting practical standards for testing and operational readiness You Have: 10+ years of backend engineering (Java & Springboot) experience building and operating production systems Strong fundamentals in system design, API design, data modeling, and writing maintainable, well-tested code Experience working in AWS and understanding common infrastructure components (e.g., VPC/networking concepts, compute, storage, managed services) Strong experience with SQL databases (e.g., Postgres/MySQL) and NoSQL systems (e.g., DynamoDB/MongoDB/Cassandra) Hands-on experience with Kafka and message/queue systems (e.g., SQS/RabbitMQ), including delivery semantics and failure handling Practical knowledge of caching patterns and cache invalidation strategies using tools like Redis or Memcached Strong observability practices, including structured logging, metrics, tracing, and familiarity with logging/monitoring tools A degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience Bonus Points If You Have: Knowledge of Decentralized Identity (DCI) and Identity & Access Management (IAM) concepts, including auth patterns like OAuth/OIDC Experience with DataLake and Spark for large-scale ETL, batch processing, or analytics pipelines Experience with privacy/security best practices (PII handling, encryption, retention policies, audit logging) Experience scaling systems with cost and performance constraints (capacity planning, load testing, bottleneck analysis) 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.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.