Principal Software Engineer

Position:
Principal Software Engineer

Company:
Ping Identity

Location:
India-Remote

Short Summary:
We are seeking a hands-on Principal Software Engineer to build PingOne Privilege, our cloud-native Zero Trust privileged access platform, and the AI security capabilities that protect how enterprises adopt agentic AI. This is a coding role — you will design, ship, and own production systems alongside the rest of the team.

Responsibilities:
- Build the Platform: Design and ship core services for PingOne Privilege, our cloud-native platform in Go — just-in-time access, credential-less authentication, and Zero Trust access to multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-prem resources.
- Agentic AI Security: Build our AI security capabilities hands-on — MCP gateways, AI agent identity and governance, and real-time guardrails that detect and block prompt injection and data exfiltration.
- Distributed Systems: Develop highly available, multi-region services on Kubernetes with durable workflow orchestration and distributed data stores, and own them through design, implementation, and production.
- Identity & Access Protocols: Implement deep integrations with identity protocols (OAuth2/OIDC, SAML, SCIM, certificate-based auth) and build secure proxy and gateway layers for SSH, RDP, Kubernetes, databases, and web applications.
- Technical Leadership: Raise the bar through code reviews and design reviews, mentor engineers by working alongside them, and set the example for high-quality, secure, maintainable code.

Requirement:
- Experience: 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with 4+ years at a Principal or Staff level building large-scale security or identity products — as an individual contributor who writes and ships production code daily.
- Security & Identity Expertise: Deep working knowledge of IAM/PAM — privileged access, secrets and key management, session brokering, least-privilege and Zero Trust architectures — with hands-on depth in OAuth2/OIDC and PKI.
- Tech Stack: Expert-level proficiency in Go (or strong systems-language background with willingness to work in Go), Cloud Native technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes), and distributed data stores (Cassandra or similar NoSQL); experience with workflow engines (e.g., Temporal) a plus.
- AI Systems (preferred): Experience building or securing LLM-based systems — agent frameworks, MCP, model-based threat detection, or AI guardrails.
- Leadership: Influence through code and design, not title — proven ability to drive cross-team technical decisions while staying in the critical path of delivery.
- Education: BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits:
- Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule
- Parental Leave
- Progressive Healthcare Options
- Retirement Programs
- Opportunity for Education Reimbursement
- Commuter Offset (Specific locations)