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About the Role:
As an SRE 2 for Managed Gateways, you will be pivotal in ensuring the rock-solid reliability, scalability, and performance of Kong's critical managed services. Your expertise will directly impact customer trust and position Kong as a leader in the Agentic Era through unparalleled product stability.
What You’ll Do:
Implement and maintain robust automation for deploying and operating Kong's Managed Gateways across various cloud environments.
Monitor system health, performance, and uptime, striving for 99.99% availability for our core infrastructure.
Resolve complex production incidents efficiently, participating actively in on-call rotations to maintain service continuity.
Build resilient tools and systems that enhance the overall reliability and operational efficiency of our platform.
Contribute proactively to the prevention of technical debt, ensuring sustainable and scalable operations as Kong grows.
Collaborate closely with engineering teams to design, review, and implement resilient and highly scalable services.
What You’ll Bring:
2+ years of experience applying Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and practices in a production environment.
Proficiency in at least one of Golang or Python for automation, tooling, and infrastructure as code.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and major cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
Solid understanding of networking concepts, distributed systems, and API gateways.
The Kong DNA:
Own the reliability and performance of critical production systems with a strong sense of accountability.
Drive urgent resolution of issues, demonstrating a bias for action and minimizing customer impact.
Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, fostering an environment of shared understanding and collective success.
Bonus Points:
Experience with Kong Gateway or other API management platforms.
Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Kubernetes Administrator).
Active contributions to open-source projects or developer communities.
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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
- 2+ years of experience applying Site Reliability Engineering principles and practices in a production environment
- Proficiency in Golang or Python for automation, tooling, and infrastructure as code
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes
- Hands-on experience with a major cloud platform such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog
- Understanding of networking concepts, distributed systems, and API gateways
- Experience with Kong Gateway or other API management platforms
- Relevant cloud certifications, such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Kubernetes Administrator
- Active contributions to open-source projects or developer communities
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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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible PTO, company-wide Unplug Days, and a four‑week paid sabbatical after five years are prominently offered to support rest and work–life balance. These programs are presented as meaningful perks beyond base pay and are highlighted across official materials and third‑party summaries.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. medical, dental, and vision coverage is described as strong, with plan quality drawing positive sentiment. Solid healthcare appears to contribute meaningfully to overall satisfaction with the total package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Stock options are offered to most employees, creating ownership upside alongside cash compensation. Equity is positioned as a visible component that helps keep offers competitive for certain technical and go‑to‑market roles.
Kong Insights
What We Do
Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the connectivity layer for AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and AI-native startups alike, Kong’s unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic — on any model, any cloud. No AI without APIs.
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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