Senior Software Engineer in Test, Kong
CA$144.8-202.8k
Microservice API gateway
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Microservice API gateway
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
CA$144.8-202.8k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind!
Role
Who you are
- Functional testing experience, including defining test strategy, test planning, test case design, execution, and reporting
- Expertise with automated testing tools and strategies
- Understanding of web application structure and potential "soft spots"
- Recent exposure to a startup environment, building and contributing to a test framework, including automation, from the ground up
- You will have a solid understanding of various Test Frameworks and Automation of frontend and backend systems
- Experience with Docker, Docker-Compose
- Experience with Continuous Integration/Delivery concepts and tools such as GitHub Actions
- Experience with performance engineering and profiling, and tools such as JMeter, K6
- API testing (RESTful, gRPC)
- A passion for testing, development, and solving challenging technical problems
- Expert knowledge in JavaScript/TypeScript
- Working experience with one or more test automation tools and frameworks such as Cypress and Playwright
- Ability to prioritize test activities and testing tasks
- Experience working with globally distributed teams
- Demonstrated skills using code repositories and Atlassian tools (GitHub, JIRA, Confluence, or similar tools)
Desirable
- Knowledge of IaC (Infrastructure as code) tools such as Terraform, Pulumi
- Knowledge of the Lua Programming Language
- Experience with containers (Docker) and container orchestration systems (ECS, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm/Data Center, EKS, GKE)
- Experience with working on Cloud Platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure
- Experience in testing high-availability enterprise-scale SaaS offerings
- Experience with AI and integrating AI into everyday testing
- Experience with K8s
What the job involves
- The Senior Software Engineer in Test is an integral part of the scrum team, participating in all sprint activities and contributing to the overall quality of the finished feature by being involved from the earliest stages of design and development through verification, deployment, and production support
- Help in building an Engineering culture that enables quality in all software feature development teams across the company
- Develop and execute plans to continuously increase coverage and decrease test execution time
- Make frequent contributions to our test automation harness as part of the continuous integration pipeline
- Design test cases and execute all types of tests (e.g., functional, integration, end-to-end, security, and performance, both manual and automated)
- Build tools to support automated testing, load testing, and performance testing of our products
- Interact and participate in meetings with key stakeholders, team members, and internal users regarding timelines and technical issues
- Mentor and guide other Quality Engineering team members, as well as technical and non-technical staff 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 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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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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