Key Responsibilities
Drive the adoption of AI-enabled capabilities across developer tooling and pipelines to improve system reliability, developer efficiency, and automated failure remediation.
Set technical direction and own the continuous delivery model, application CI/CD pipelines, and build systems supporting multitenant SaaS engineering.
Contribute technically to the platform: provide architectural oversight, lead design reviews, and guide hands-on technical problem-solving to ensure pipeline scalability, reliability, and security.
Treat the developer platform as a product, partnering across engineering to define paved roads, self-service developer tooling, and automated workflows that accelerate developer productivity.
Establish a strong operational culture around proactive alerting, system observability, rapid incident response, and disciplined internal RCAs to eliminate recurring platform issues.
Lead, mentor, and grow a globally distributed team of senior and staff engineers across North America and Bangalore, maintaining an uncompromising technical bar, high team throughput, and a culture of continuous technical excellence.
You have
5+ years of engineering management experience leading platform, CI/CD, DevTools, or infrastructure engineering teams.
8+ years of hands-on software development experience with Java (Spring Boot), Groovy pipeline-as-code, Python, or shell scripting in enterprise cloud environments.
Proven track record implementing AI-assisted engineering workflows or automation to improve platform reliability, failure diagnosis, or pipeline self-healing.
Deep technical expertise in modern CI/CD architectures and toolchains: Jenkins (pipeline-as-code), GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes/Helm, and AWS.
Proven success running developer platforms as a product supporting 100+ engineers, defining clear SLAs/SLOs, and driving adoption of paved-road tooling.
Strong track record operating at a Principal-level technical bar, conducting rigorous architecture reviews and collaborating effectively with Staff/Principal engineers and senior leadership.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
Salary Range $157,248.00 - $224,640.00
In accordance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (SB 19-085) the approximate compensation range for this role in Colorado is listed above. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors, such as knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Ping Identity is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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.
