Engineering Manager, Kong
Gateway, EMEA
Microservice API gateway
Open for applications
Microservice API gateway
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind!
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of Engineering management experience
- Experience managing remote teams
- Experience doing reviews, hiring, comp
- Demonstrated leadership of Engineering teams, preferably working on Rust codebases
- Proven customer relationship skill sets (internal and external customers).On-premise, cloud, and hybrid product background
- Experience working on an infrastructure product line
What the job involves
- You will manage the Kong Gateway engineering team based in Europe
- Members of the team are responsible for engineering tasks in different areas of Kong Gateway, the foundational technology for our product offerings, such as router, balancer, plugins development kit (PDK), management API, observability metrics, distributed clustering infrastructure
- Hire, mentor, and maintain healthy Engineering teams who value collaboration and innovation
- Manage shift scheduling, measuring key performance indicators (KPIs), and training, assure high-quality work and SLA
- Solid technical expertise for Linux systems troubleshooting, and profiling, experience with debugging tools such as gdb, systemtap, tcpdump, crash, or other
- Leadership experience displaying the ability to organize and prioritize complex problem resolution and bug fixes, debugging distributed services
- Organize and manage your teams to fit constructively into the org as a whole and help the company succeed
- Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
- Give constructive feedback to Engineers, conduct 1:1’s, address interpersonal issues, and conduct reviews
- Suggest Engineering guidelines, principles, and processes to improve the Engineering org
- Any additional tasks required by the manager
Our take
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.
The core products offered by Kong include Kong, an open-source API and Microservices management solution Galileo, a platform for API analytics and debugging; Gelato, a platform for creating developed portals for PIs and Microservices; and API Marketplace, a hub for discovering and publishing cloud APIs. Additionally, the recent introduction of a new collection of AI plug-ins in Kong Gateway 3.6 enhances the platform's capabilities further, reinforcing its commitment to innovation and advancement.
In pursuit of growth, the company is prioritizing expanding its marketing efforts, bolstering its customer service team, and accelerating product development. By focusing on these key areas, Kong aims to continue providing unparalleled solutions and support to its ever-expanding user base in the rapidly evolving landscape of modern application development.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2024
$175m
SERIES E
Feb 2021
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $344.1m
Company benefits
- 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
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Augusto Marietti
(CEO)Previously founded Mashape API Marketplace. Before Mashape, Augusto was an SF homeless immigrant from Italy.
Janet Phillips
(Vice President of People)Previously Director at SonicWALL for 5 years and Senior Director at Symantec for 7 years.
Marco Palladino
(CTO)Previously co-founded MemboxX, an online service for storing documents and small pieces of personal data.
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