or apply directly on Ping Identity's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Ping Identity's roles stay open a median of 35 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 60% of Ping Identity's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Ping Identity
- moderate 27 stale, 0 reposted of 78 open
- Hiring momentum
- 115 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Ping Identity's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Ping Identity.
About this role
As a Principal Software Engineer at Ping Identity, you will be responsible for designing and building the PingOne Privilege platform, focusing on Zero Trust privileged access and AI security capabilities. This hands-on role involves coding in Go, developing distributed systems on Kubernetes, and implementing identity and access protocols. You will also provide technical leadership through code reviews and mentoring while ensuring high-quality, secure, and maintainable code.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Ping Identity as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
- 4+ years at a Principal or Staff level building large-scale security or identity products
- Deep working knowledge of IAM/PAM
- Expert-level proficiency in Go or strong systems-language background with willingness to work in Go
- Cloud Native technologies experience (AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes)
- Experience with distributed data stores (Cassandra or similar NoSQL)
Nice to have
- Experience building or securing LLM-based systems
- Experience with workflow engines (e.g., Temporal)
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
What you get
- Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule
- Parental Leave
- Progressive Healthcare Options
- Retirement Programs
- Opportunity for Education Reimbursement
- Commuter Offset (Specific locations)
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role involves significant hands-on coding and technical leadership
- Focus on security and identity products may require specialized knowledge
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Listed by Ping Identity on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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