Senior Fullstack Software Engineer, Kong
Insomnia
$152-175.5k
Microservice API gateway
Job no longer available
Microservice API gateway
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$152-175.5k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind!
Role
Who you are
- At least 3 years of Go experience
- At least 4 years of React.js experience
- Strong experience with RESTful and GraphQL APIs
- Strong experience with modern and scalable web development practices
- Strong experience writing beautiful and tested code
- Experience with data modeling in relational databases
- Extremely Comfortable with Git and Github workflows
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills -- engineers at Kong help write the documentation for their products with the Docs team
What the job involves
- As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will be responsible for building new features and tooling for Insomnia, the incredibly powerful and open-source API client, that touches the work of millions of developers across the world
- This position is available to remote workers and at Kong Headquarters in San Francisco
- Deliver high-quality code in a React.js presentation layer
- Build and use APIs to power innovative features into Insomnia
- Write automated tests to ensure the behavior of code and avoid regressions
- Work as an integral part of a small, geographically distributed agile software development team to build features end-to-end
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 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 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 prioritising 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.
Kirsty
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
Rincon Hill, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Augusto Marietti
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded Mashape API Marketplace. Before Mashape, Augusto was an SF homeless immigrant from Italy.
Marco Palladino
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously co-founded MemboxX, an online service for storing documents and small pieces of personal data.
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