Staff Software Engineer, Data Engineering at Ping Identity

Department: 5106 PD Data Platform

Compensation

$132,000 – $170,000/yr

Setup: Remote
Type: Full-time
Level: not_specified
Posted: Aug 6, 2026

Description

Ping Identity is seeking a Staff Engineer to join their Data Platform team. This role involves defining and implementing AI agent governance capabilities, focusing on agent discovery, lifecycle governance, policy enforcement, observability, and secure integration. The engineer will collaborate with various internal teams to evolve governance frameworks and contribute to shaping the future of AI adoption.

Required Skills

Apache Spark
Apache Beam
Apache Flink
BigQuery
SQL
NoSQL databases
Elasticsearch
ETL pipelines
large-scale data processing
distributed data systems
data integration patterns

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 8+ years of experience in data engineering related software engineering roles
hands-on experience in data ingestion, data preparation, data processing, and building scalable data pipelines using frameworks such as Apache Spark, Apache Beam, or Apache Flink.
Strong understanding of data modeling and designing scalable data solutions for enterprise applications.
Extensive experience with BigQuery, SQL, NoSQL databases, and Elasticsearch.
Experience designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting analytical queries.
Hands-on experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines and large-scale data processing solutions.
Familiarity with structured and unstructured data management concepts.
Good understanding of distributed data systems and data integration patterns.
Preferred Qualifications: Exposure to Identity Governance (IGA) concepts.
Experience building MCP servers and AI agents using popular frameworks such as LangGraph and LlamaIndex.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Experience building enterprise-scale distributed systems.
Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.
Translation Company Name: Ping Identity