Kong API Gateway Lead & Cloud Architecture

Tech Junction Ltd; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic consulting firm is seeking a Senior Kong Middleware Engineer to lead the design and implementation of Kong API Gateway solutions. You will collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to enhance API strategy and manage integrations. Ideal candidates have over 8 years of experience in API engineering and at least 2 years of hands-on work with Kong Gateway, along with strong AWS and Kubernetes skills. This position offers a chance to influence API lifecycle management in a cloud-native environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in API engineering, backend development, or middleware platforms.
• Minimum 2+ years hands-on expertise with Kong Gateway.
• Strong proficiency with AWS services for API hosting and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation, configuration, and administration of Kong API Gateway.
• Design and optimize API security, authentication, rate-limiting, and traffic policies.
• Collaborate with backend, DevOps, and security teams on API standards and best practices.

Skills

API engineering

Kong Gateway

AWS services

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Lua programming

API security

Job description

A dynamic consulting firm is seeking a Senior Kong Middleware Engineer to lead the design and implementation of Kong API Gateway solutions. You will collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to enhance API strategy and manage integrations. Ideal candidates have over 8 years of experience in API engineering and at least 2 years of hands-on work with Kong Gateway, along with strong AWS and Kubernetes skills. This position offers a chance to influence API lifecycle management in a cloud-native environment.