Samuel Lang
Software Support Engineer at Ping Identity
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSamuel Lang is a Software Support Engineer at Ping Identity with a decade of experience solving IAM, SSO, and enterprise networking challenges. He blends hands-on IT administration with customer-focused, methodical problem solving and thrives in collaborative, remote-friendly environments. In open source, he contributed to Zalando Skipper's OIDC authentication and Azure claim resolution and also worked on UI/UX enhancements for universam1/iSpindel, illustrating a practical mix of backend security and frontend polish. Outside of tech, he leads Gyakusetsu Photography and co-owns Cureative, reflecting entrepreneurial leadership and the ability to manage diverse ventures. Based in Denver, Colorado, he values continuous learning and cross-functional collaboration at the intersection of security, support, and networking.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Culinary Arts, Business Administration and Management, General, Culinary Arts, Business Administration and Management, General at Johnson & Wales UniversityHigh School Diploma, General Studies, High School Diploma, General Studies at Littleton High School
English
Github Skills (17)
authorizations10
css10
oid10
user-authentication10
authentication10
http-proxy10
go10
front-end-development10
authorization10
html10
cloud-computing9
http8
kubernetes-pod7
routers7
kubernetes7
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
universam1/iSpindel
Nov 2016 - Dec 2022
electronic Hydrometer
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:47 releases, 100 reviews, 176 commits in 6 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Samuel's commits primarily involve modifications to the project's stylesheet and index.html file, suggesting a focus on UI design and the overall user interface. The code changes involve adding and modifying CSS files, indicating an interest in enhancing the visual presentation and responsiveness of the iSpindel project. Further commits include changes to HTML files.
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zalando/skipper
Jan 2020 - Jan 2023
An HTTP router and reverse proxy for service composition, including use cases like Kubernetes Ingress
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:53 reviews, 13 commits, 14 PRs in 3 years
Contributions summary:Samuel primarily contributed to the backend functionality of the `skipper` project, focusing on the implementation of OIDC (OpenID Connect) authentication and authorization features. Their work involved significant changes to the `auth/oidc.go` and related test files, including cookie handling, compression, and header management, for secure token storage and transmission. They introduced improvements for deduplicating and clearing invalid OIDC cookies to enhance security and efficiency. Furthermore, the user implemented Azure-specific claim resolution.
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