Senior Software Engineer, Kong

• 5+ years working in a team to develop, deliver, and maintain complex software solutions
• Expertise in Typescript, JavaScript, and Golang
• Experience designing, prototyping, building, and debugging microservices architectures and distributed systems
• Experience developing and supporting a large-scale SaaS platform
• Expertise in designing and writing APIs, and a firm grasp of API lifecycle management
• Expertise with data modeling in relational and no-SQL databases
• Working knowledge of containerization and Kubernetes
• Understanding of and development with git and GitHub workflows
• Expertise in test-driven development and automated testing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• With guidance from Staff and Principal Engineers, design, develop, and maintain microservices that power Kong Konnect, the Service Connectivity Platform
• Working closely with Engineering and Product Management teams, you will develop software components that will materially impact customer’s and Kong’s business and contribute to complex product integration efforts as we continue to develop our suite of products.
• Implement and maintain services that power Konnect. Examples include identity, search, and provisioning
• Design and implement solutions to technical problems of moderate complexity
• Support those services in production by participating in an on-call rotation
• Write automated tests to ensure behavior of code and avoid regressions
• Mentor other team members
• And any additional tasks required by manager

• Flexible time off: Take time to take care of yourself and the things that matter most
• Stock options: We want you to share in our success. That's why stock options are offered to most Kongers
• U-First Fridays: Get 4 hours a month for continuous learning with a book, podcast, or course of your choice
• Virtual events: Stay connected with Donut chats, trivia, fitness challenges, guided meditations, and more
• Dedicated unplug days: Silence those notifications. Enjoy some well-deserved long weekend where the entire team unplugs
• Home office stipend: Build a home office environment tailored to support your productivity

Total funding: $344.1m

Kong provides a cutting-edge API and service lifecycle management platform tailored for modern architectures, such as microservices, containers, cloud, and serverless environments. With a focus on flexibility, scalability, speed, and performance, Kong allows developers and Global 5000 enterprises to securely connect and orchestrate microservice APIs for today's sophisticated applications.