Software Engineer 2, Managed Gateways

Overview

• Dedicated cloud gateways https://konghq.com/blog/product-releases/dedicated-cloud-gateways provide organizations with a fully managed, private, and isolated gateway environment that eliminates the complexity of managing infrastructure while ensuring security and compliance. Designed for high performance and scalability, these gateways allow businesses to control traffic flow across their services without sharing resources with other customers.
• Serverless gateways https://konghq.com/blog/product-releases/serverless-gateways offer a fully managed, elastic API gateway solution that meets traffic demands without the need for provisioning or managing any underlying infrastructure. Built to simplify operations and reduce costs, these gateways empower organizations to deploy APIs seamlessly in serverless environments, ensuring efficient resource utilization.

Are you ready to unlock intelligence?

If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

This is a unique opportunity to join early in the product evolution of a key Kong growth bet that is already clocking double-digit YoY adoption. You’ll work on distributed systems, multi-cloud networking, and API infrastructure that form the backbone of modern digital businesses.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll not only build critical components of the Managed Gateways platform, but also take ownership of major features end-to-end, lead technical execution within the team, and mentor peers. You’ll collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineers to shape the technical direction and ensure the platform delivers 99.99% uptime, performance, and developer delight.