$192,010 – $274,300
Listed on Kong Company’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
A customer-facing engineering role building and deploying API gateway solutions for enterprise customers, combining hands-on software engineering with strategic technical consulting. This position suits experienced engineers who enjoy solving complex infrastructure problems directly with customers while balancing implementation work with coding and automation.
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Skills this role names
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Ansible
- CI/CD
- GitOps
- Go
- Helm
- Infrastructure as Code
- Java
- JavaScript
- Kubernetes
- Linux
- Lua
- Microsoft Azure
- Python
- Terraform
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What they ask for
Required
- 8+ years in customer-facing engineering, platform engineering, professional services, SRE, or software engineering
- Hands-on software engineering and implementation experience
- API gateway or API management platform experience
- Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure expertise
- Automation frameworks, deployment tooling, CI/CD pipelines, or migration tooling experience
- Linux, networking, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps proficiency
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Programming in Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, or Lua
- Terraform, Helm, Ansible, or GitOps experience
- US Citizen cleared to support Government/Public Sector customers
Nice to have
- API Management, open source, middleware, SaaS, or infrastructure software company experience
- Strong builder mindset with ability to solve problems independently
- Comfort in ambiguous, fast-moving enterprise environments
- Passion for customer delivery and measurable business outcomes
- Excellent communication across technical and executive audiences
- Experience with AI connectivity and governance platforms