$123,000 – $150,000
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 production engineering role managing Kong's distributed SaaS platform across multiple cloud providers, involving Kubernetes infrastructure, deployment automation, and operational excellence. This suits engineers who combine hands-on infrastructure skills with a drive to improve systems at scale in a 24/7 environment.
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Skills this role names
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Apache Kafka
- ArgoCD
- Bash (Scripting)
- ClickHouse
- Datadog
- Go
- Grafana
- Helm
- Kong Gateway
- Kubernetes
- Microsoft Azure
- PostgreSQL
- Prometheus
- Python
- Redis
- Terraform
- Terragrunt
- Thanos
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What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- Experience managing SaaS or PaaS systems at enterprise scale across multiple regions and tenants
- Deep Kubernetes expertise including cluster debugging and fault tolerance design
- Infrastructure as Code proficiency with Terraform or Terragrunt
- CI/CD and GitOps workflow experience
- Programming language proficiency in Go, Python, or Bash
- Linux/Unix systems and networking knowledge
- Experience with API gateway and service mesh technologies
- Observability platforms experience (Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana)
- 24/7 production support experience
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with Kong Gateway, Kong Mesh, or similar service connectivity technologies
- Experience operating ClickHouse, Druid, or other time-series and analytics databases
- Multi-region PostgreSQL and Redis management
- AWS networking expertise (PrivateLink, Transit Gateway, VPC Peering)
- Azure VNet or GCP Network Connectivity Center knowledge
- Disaster recovery and resiliency testing experience
- Compliance-driven reliability practices