Senior Kubernetes & API Gateway Engineer

Kong; Stati Uniti; Remoto; USD 150.000 - 210.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Kong is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize our API gateway and cloud-native connectivity solutions. You will build high-performance Golang services, contribute to Kong Gateway Operator and Ingress Controller, and ensure seamless operation across Kubernetes, multi-cloud, and on-prem environments.

You will collaborate with product, DevOps, and other engineers to deliver new features, improve reliability, observability, and security, mentor junior engineers, and

Competenze

• 5+ years in backend software engineering.
• Strong experience with Golang is required or quick ramp-up.
• Extensive knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud-native ecosystems.

Mansioni

• Design, develop, and maintain Kong’s Gateway Operator and Ingress Controller to ensure reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Contribute to open-source projects and engage with the community to drive innovation in API connectivity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, DevOps) to build new features and enhance existing functionality.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code in Golang while ensuring high code quality through automated testing and peer reviews.
• Optimizing performance for high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems.
• Building and maintaining integrations with Kubernetes and cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Participating in technical design discussions, architecting solutions, and contributing to technical roadmaps.
• Troubleshooting complex system issues and ensuring high availability and resilience.
• Mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.

Conoscenze

Golang

Backend development

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Observability

Open-source

Strumenti

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Git

Descrizione del lavoro

Kong is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize our API gateway and cloud-native connectivity solutions. You will build high-performance Golang services, contribute to Kong Gateway Operator and Ingress Controller, and ensure seamless operation across Kubernetes, multi-cloud, and on-prem environments.

You will collaborate with product, DevOps, and other engineers to deliver new features, improve reliability, observability, and security, mentor junior engineers, and