Software Engineer 2

Kong; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Kong is hiring a Software Engineer II to build and expand the API Operations tooling in our Bangalore team. You will work on the deck CLI and related API workflows, ensuring scalable, high-performance APIs for customers in diverse industries.

We expect 3+ years in Go, hands-on cloud experience, and IaC fluency. You’ll join a fast-paced, hybrid environment with opportunities to mentor teammates and influence product direction.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building high-performance software in Golang.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tooling.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and improve the API Operations toolset starting with deck.
• Support Kong runtime APIs and enable new features in the toolset.
• Contribute to the technical direction and roadmaps for API Operations.
• Create CLI tools that work for humans and automation (CI/CD, GitHub Actions).
• Ship API changes across tools with minimal manual toil.
• Collaborate with leadership to align engineering with business goals and strategy.
• Mentor and grow the team.

Skills

Golang

APIs

Communication

Teamwork

Education

CS degree

Tools

Terraform

deck CLI

Job description

Are you ready to unlock intelligence?

About the role:

Kong’s API Management suite includes the Kong Enterprise Gateway, the Konnect SaaS platform, and a variety of Managed Gateways in public clouds, such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. This suite of products helps customers in different industries (like finance, banking, e-commerce, airlines, etc.) manage their API platforms and operations at scale. Our customers expect secure, reliable, high-scale, low-latency offerings from Kong, whether running on-premise or in the public cloud.

A critical need for all our customers is to manage API Operations via Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools. Kong provides an open-source CLI - deck - that is the centrepiece of API Operations. (Source code for deck is at GitHub - Kong/deck: decK: Configuration management and drift detection for Kong)

Some of the other products that the API Operations toolset includes are:

• Terraform-provider: Terraform provider for Kong Konnect - Kong’s SaaS product
• SDK for Go: Go SDK for Kong Konnect
• SDKs in other languages and tooling to generate SDKs from APIs
• API specification and tooling for all products of Kong
• Build a CLI-first experience for Kong Konnect

We are looking to expand our Bangalore-based API Operations team by hiring a Software Engineer II to join the team and build out the API Operations toolset. We expect you to work in a hybrid fashion with three days a week in the office.

What you'll do:

• Design, develop and build the API Operations toolset for Kong, starting with deck.
• Keep up with all of Kong’s API runtimes (HTTP gateway, AI gateway, Event gateway, etc.) and enable new features in the API Operations toolset.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction for the evolution of API Operations.
• Make CLI tools work for both humans and automation (inside GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).
• Ship API changes to multiple tools at the same time without manual toil.
• Make and consistently raise the bar for world-class APIs for a company that helps the world build and run APIs.
• Collaborate closely with product leadership to define and refine strategy, roadmap, and objectives for the API Operations toolset, ensuring alignment between engineering efforts and business goals.
• Assist in the hiring process and help grow and mentor the team.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in building high-performance software with Golang.
• Hands‑on experience with at least one of the major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Prior operations experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Experience building APIs, standardising APIs in large organisations, and creating API workflows.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate across teams.
• Desire to join a fast‑paced pre‑IPO startup and the ability to move with high velocity to get things done.

About Kong:

Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, Kong’s unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic — on any model, any cloud. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.