Kong

2 weeks ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Agent Marketplace

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Job Summary

Architect and own the end-to-end marketplace loop for agent-to-API and agent-to-agent transactions, including high-performance tools, REST APIs, and developer onboarding. Build agent-native UX using MCP server capabilities, sandboxed testing, and CLI/SDK workflows. Scale and secure transaction infrastructure with identity verification, metering, and multi-party settlement, while partnering across Kong’s engineering ecosystem and mentoring engineers to keep technical debt near zero.

Location: San Francisco

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Architect and own the end-to-end full-stack surfaces of the marketplace loop, including high-performance tools, REST API substrates, and onboarding systems.
•Design agent-native UX by building MCP server capabilities, sandboxed test environments, and CLI/SDK generation workflows.
•Scale and protect transaction infrastructure with high-reliability pipelines for identity verification, usage attribution, granular metering, and multi-party settlement.
•Drive cross-functional execution across Kong’s engineering ecosystem, partnering with gateway runtime, security plugins, and core teams.
•Lead architectural design reviews, prevent scaling bottlenecks, mentor engineers, and write clear engineering documentation and product specs.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 220,000 - 270,000 annually

Key Requirements

•7+ years engineering enterprise-grade production software and designing/building complex distributed systems from scratch.
•Master-level expertise in a modern backend stack (such as Golang) and deep architectural command of API infrastructure.
•Hands-on experience building autonomous agent applications, tool-calling systems, prompt loops, or machine-consumption systems.
•Experience with multi-tenant architectures, usage-based metering pipelines, billing integration patterns, or secure data exchange layers.
•Strong written communication and technical articulation in remote, globally distributed engineering environments.

Experience:7+ yearsDistributed systemsEnterprise softwareAgent applicationsAgentic eraCloud-nativeAPI infrastructure

Skills:MentoringWritten communicationTechnical articulationCross-functional collaborationArchitectural leadership

Tech Stack:GolangREST APIModel Context Protocol (MCP)CLISDKKubernetesCloud-nativeMulti-tenantUsage-based meteringBillingIdentity verificationSettlement

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

2 weeks ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Agent Marketplace

✓ Verified Job

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

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 4 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: San Francisco

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Architect and own the end-to-end full-stack surfaces of the marketplace loop, including high-performance tools, REST API substrates, and onboarding systems.
•Design agent-native UX by building MCP server capabilities, sandboxed test environments, and CLI/SDK generation workflows.
•Scale and protect transaction infrastructure with high-reliability pipelines for identity verification, usage attribution, granular metering, and multi-party settlement.
•Drive cross-functional execution across Kong’s engineering ecosystem, partnering with gateway runtime, security plugins, and core teams.
•Lead architectural design reviews, prevent scaling bottlenecks, mentor engineers, and write clear engineering documentation and product specs.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 220,000 - 270,000 annually

Key Requirements

•7+ years engineering enterprise-grade production software and designing/building complex distributed systems from scratch.
•Master-level expertise in a modern backend stack (such as Golang) and deep architectural command of API infrastructure.
•Hands-on experience building autonomous agent applications, tool-calling systems, prompt loops, or machine-consumption systems.
•Experience with multi-tenant architectures, usage-based metering pipelines, billing integration patterns, or secure data exchange layers.
•Strong written communication and technical articulation in remote, globally distributed engineering environments.

Experience:7+ yearsDistributed systemsEnterprise softwareAgent applicationsAgentic eraCloud-nativeAPI infrastructure

Skills:MentoringWritten communicationTechnical articulationCross-functional collaborationArchitectural leadership

Tech Stack:GolangREST APIModel Context Protocol (MCP)CLISDKKubernetesCloud-nativeMulti-tenantUsage-based meteringBillingIdentity verificationSettlement

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