Kong

5 days ago

Senior Software Engineer (API Ops)

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Last checked: 11 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Build and evolve Kong’s API Operations toolset, starting with decK, to help customers manage API platforms at scale. You’ll design and ship high-quality API workflows and CLI tooling that works for both humans and automation, keeping pace with Kong API runtimes and enabling new capabilities. Collaborate with product leadership on roadmap and technical direction, and support team growth by contributing to hiring and mentoring.

Location: Bengaluru

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Design, develop, and build the API Operations toolset for Kong starting with deck.
•Keep up with Kong API runtimes (HTTP gateway, AI gateway, Event gateway, etc.) and enable new tool features.
•Shape the technical direction for the evolution of API Operations in collaboration with product leadership.
•Build CLI tools that work for humans and automation (e.g., within GitHub Actions and Jenkins).
•Ship API changes across multiple tools with minimal manual toil and support hiring and mentoring the team.

Key Requirements

•Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
•5+ years 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.
•Experience building APIs and standardizing API workflows in large organizations.

Experience:5+ yearsSaaSAPI managementInfrastructure-as-Code

Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Skills:CommunicationCollaborationMentoringAbility to move fast

Tech Stack:GolangAWSAzureGCPInfrastructure-as-CodeIaCDeckTerraformTerraform-providerKong KonnectGitHub ActionsJenkinsAPI specificationCLISDK for GoHTTP gatewayAI gatewayEvent gateway

Company Brief

Kong

Provides a cloud-native API and service connectivity platform (Kong Gateway, Konnect, Kuma, Insomnia) that secures, manages, and observes APIs and microservices for enterprises across cloud and hybrid environments.

Industry: API Platforms

Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)

Revenue: USD 100M to 250M

Growth: Scaleup

Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States

Founded: 2017

Glassdoor: 3.9

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Kong

5 days ago

Senior Software Engineer (API Ops)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 11 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Bengaluru

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Design, develop, and build the API Operations toolset for Kong starting with deck.
•Keep up with Kong API runtimes (HTTP gateway, AI gateway, Event gateway, etc.) and enable new tool features.
•Shape the technical direction for the evolution of API Operations in collaboration with product leadership.
•Build CLI tools that work for humans and automation (e.g., within GitHub Actions and Jenkins).
•Ship API changes across multiple tools with minimal manual toil and support hiring and mentoring the team.

Key Requirements

•Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
•5+ years 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.
•Experience building APIs and standardizing API workflows in large organizations.

Experience:5+ yearsSaaSAPI managementInfrastructure-as-Code

Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Skills:CommunicationCollaborationMentoringAbility to move fast

Tech Stack:GolangAWSAzureGCPInfrastructure-as-CodeIaCDeckTerraformTerraform-providerKong KonnectGitHub ActionsJenkinsAPI specificationCLISDK for GoHTTP gatewayAI gatewayEvent gateway

Company Brief

Kong

Industry: API Platforms

Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)

Revenue: USD 100M to 250M

Growth: Scaleup

Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States

Founded: 2017

Glassdoor: 3.9

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor