Senior API Gateway Engineer — Core Platform & Open Source

Kong; EE. UU.; A distancia; USD 140.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to design, build, and maintain Kong's API management stack, including proxying, load balancing, and database support. This role provides foundational work for other teams and customers.

You will work with a globally distributed team, demonstrating ownership and strong backend skills, including Linux proficiency and API-focused development.

Formación

• 5+ years of server-side development for scalable distributed systems.
• Hands-on Linux troubleshooting and profiling.
• Experience with distributed systems and networking stacks; Kong uses APIs on L7/L4 transports.
• Strong ownership and communication skills; engineers write the docs.
• Familiarity with AI/LLM concepts and application development is a bonus.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build, and maintain API management software and its underlying stack.
• Architect and implement features including proxying, load balancing, and DB support.
• Troubleshoot bugs, tune performance, and optimize low-level code; engage with the open source community.
• Bridge Kong with third-party deployment platforms and tooling.

Conocimientos

Server-side programming

Distributed systems

Linux troubleshooting

API design & architecture

Remote collaboration

Herramientas

NGINX/OpenResty

LuaJIT

Envoy

Istio

Kong core stack

Descripción del empleo

Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to design, build, and maintain Kong's API management stack, including proxying, load balancing, and database support. This role provides foundational work for other teams and customers.

You will work with a globally distributed team, demonstrating ownership and strong backend skills, including Linux proficiency and API-focused development.