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About The Role:
Kong’s API Management suite includes the Kong Enterprise Gateway, the Konnect SaaS platform and a variety of Managed Gateways in public clouds like AWS, Azure and GCP. This suite of products helps customers in different industries (like finance, banking, eCommerce, airlines, etc.) manage their API platforms and operations at scale. Our customers expect secure, reliable, high scale, low latency offerings from Kong whether running on-premise or in the public cloud.
A critical need for all our customers is to manage API Operations via Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools. Kong provides an Open Source CLI - deck - that is the centerpiece of API Operations. (Source code for deck is at GitHub - Kong/deck: decK: Configuration management and drift detection for Kong. ) Some of the other products that the API Operations toolset are:
Terraform-provider: Terraform provider for Kong Konnect - Kong’s SaaS product
SDK for Go: Go SDK for Kong Konnect
SDKs in other languages and tooling to generate SDKs from APIs
API specification and tooling for all products of Kong
Build a CLI-first experience for Kong Konnect
We are looking to expand our Bangalore-based API Operations team by hiring a Senior Engineer to join the team and build out the API Operations toolset. We expect you to work in hybrid fashion with three days a week in the office.
What You'll Do:
Design, develop and build the API Operations toolset for Kong, starting with deck.
Keep up with all of Kong’s API runtimes (HTTP gateway, AI gateway, Event gateway, etc.) and enable new features in the API Operations toolset.
Play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction for the evolution of API Operations.
Make CLI tools work for humans as well as automation (inside Github Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
Ship API changes to multiple tools at the same time without manual toil
Make and consistently raise the bar for world-class APIs for a company that helps the world build and run APIs
Collaborate closely with product leadership to define and refine strategy, roadmap, and objectives for the API Operations toolset, ensuring alignment between engineering efforts and business goals.
Assist in the hiring process and help grow and mentor the team.
What You'll Bring:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
5+ years of experience in building high performance software with Golang.
Hands-on experience with at least one of the major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Prior operations experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
Experience building APIs, standardizing APIs in large organizations, and creating API workflows.
Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate across teams.
Desire to join a fast-paced pre-IPO startup and the ability to move with high velocity to get things done.
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About Kong:
Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform, Kong Konnect, enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 5+ years of experience building high-performance software with Golang
- Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Prior operations experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform)
- Experience building and standardizing APIs and creating API workflows
- Experience with CI/CD/automation tooling such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work hybrid in Bangalore (approximately three days per week in office)
- Interest in joining and moving quickly within a fast-paced pre-IPO startup
- Willingness to assist in hiring, mentor, and grow the team
Kong Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kong and has not been reviewed or approved by Kong.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for many roles, particularly in senior and technical positions, with bonuses and overtime enhancing earnings for some. Compensation is generally described as strong across a range of functions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies such as flexible time off, company Unplug Days, U‑First Fridays, and a paid sabbatical create multiple avenues for rest and personal development. These offerings support work‑life balance for a distributed workforce.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Stock options and an employee stock purchase plan enable broad participation in company equity. Equity is positioned as a meaningful component of total rewards alongside cash compensation.
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What We Do
Kong Inc., a leading developer of cloud API technologies, is on a mission to enable companies around the world to become “API-first” and securely accelerate AI adoption. Kong helps organizations globally — from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises — unleash developer productivity, build securely and accelerate time to market.
Why Work With Us
It starts with how we show up for each other. We’ve created a workplace that’s intentionally flexible, deeply inclusive, and built for meaningful collaboration — whether virtual or in person. We trust our teams to own their work, and we give them the support, tools, and freedom to grow.
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