Senior Software Engineer, Kong
Control Plane
CA$144.8-170k
Microservice API gateway
Open for applications
Microservice API gateway
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
CA$144.8-170k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind!
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years working in a team to develop, deliver, and maintain complex software solutions
- Experience in Go
- Experience designing, prototyping, building and debugging microservices architectures and distributed systems
- Experience performing DevOps monitoring and observability
- Experience with working or developing L4/L7 proxies such as Nginx, HA-proxy, Envoy, or others
- Experience developing and supporting a large scale SaaS platform; with working knowledge of containerization and Kubernetes
- Expertise in designing and writing APIs, and a firm grasp of API lifecycle management
- Expertise with data modeling in relational databases
- Understanding of and development with git and Github workflows
- Expertise in test-driven development and automated testing
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desirable
- Deep experience with Go; effective go standards
- Experience with NGINX/OpenResty/Kong/LuaJIT
- Experience with Datadog/OpenTelemetry
- Experience contributing to Open Source Software projects
What the job involves
- Design, develop, and maintain microservices that power Kong Konnect, the Service Connectivity Platform
- Working closely with Product Management and teams across Engineering, you will develop software that has a direct impact on our customers' business and Kong's success
- Implement and maintain services that power Konnect, such as Kong's cloud-hosted control plane
- Contribute to Kong's Cloud and Enterprise services
- 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
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.
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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
(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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