Senior Software Engineer Golang
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22 hours ago
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Job Summary
Are you ready to power the Worlds connections
If you dont think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job please apply. Nobody checks every box - were looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas and have some interest and capabilities in others.
Kong is building the future of API and AI infrastructure. Our platform powers connectivity for thousands of organizations globally across APIs microservices Kubernetes and now AI agents and LLM-driven applications.
The Role
Were looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join Kongs Office of the CTO team and work on special high-impact projects that influence the direction of our platform and engineering strategy. The Office of the CTO (OCTO) is where Kongs most ambitious and exploratory engineering work happens new platforms foundational systems and high-impact technical bets that shape the companys future.
Youll work on everything from distributed database provisioning and durable workflow orchestration to LLM fine-tuning and infrastructure for our AI Builder capabilities helping define a new foundation for how developers build and run AI-driven systems at scale.
This is a rare opportunity to shape a greenfield AI platform from the ground up with direct input into architecture tooling and developer experience.
This is a role for engineers who enjoy deep technical challenges ambiguity and building systems that matter.
What Youll Do:
Design and build highly scalable distributed backend systems
Develop core services in Golang with a focus on performance and reliability
Work with PostgreSQL and Redis to build robust data-intensive systems
Architect systems that operate across microservices networking layers and cloud platforms
Collaborate closely with the CTO and senior engineers on strategic technical initiatives
Prototype and productionize new platform capabilities and internal tooling
Influence engineering direction and technical standards across Kong
What youll bring:
Strong production experience with Golang
Experience designing and operating distributed systems at scale
Solid experience with PostgreSQL and Redis in production environments
Experience building backend systems with high availability scalability and reliability
Strong systems thinking debugging and performance optimization skills
Bonus points:
Experience with Kubernetes networking or API gateways
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure)
Contributions to open source or internal platform tooling
Experience working on platform infra or developer tooling products
About Kong:
Kong Inc. a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike Kongs unified API and AI platform Kong Konnect enables organizations to secure manage accelerate govern and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information visit .
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Spring
- .NET
- C/C++
- Go
- React
- OOP
- C#
- AWS
- Data Structures
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Kong is the most widely adopted API gateway and service mesh, powering the world’s APIs for modern architectures. Accelerate development and productivity today!
