Senior Golang Engineer
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10 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.
About Insomnia at Kong:
Kong creates software and managed services that connect APIs and microservices natively across and within clouds Kubernetes data centers and more using intelligent automation.
Insomnia acquired in 2019 is a full-lifecycle API development platform that has quickly become an integral part of Kongs product portfolio.
Built for developers by developers Insomnia enables collaborative API design debugging and testing with the most popular API protocols (REST GraphQL gRPC SOAP and Websockets). As an open source platform with 25K stars on GitHub Insomnia has received rave reviews in the community thanks to its intuitive UI snappy performance and diverse plugin ecosystem.
The Insomnia team is on a mission to make API innovation frictionless. We know that APIs never rest but that shouldnt keep you up at night. With an emerging enterprise business and more than 160000 developers leveraging Insomnia at the worlds most innovative companies wed love for you to join us on this journey to build the API workflows that developers have always dreamed of.
Follow Insomnia updates at @GetInsomnia on Twitter. Check out the repo here: Read more about Kong:
About the role:
Insomnia is a popular API development platform that includes an API client API designer API testing and more that millions of developers around the world use to build digital products across both Top Global 2000 organizations and individual developers at smaller organizations.
Insomnia is a growing product and it is an important part of Kongs strategy. Check out the repo here: Read more about Kong
As a Senior Golang Engineer you will be responsible for developing new features and tools for Insomnia a powerful open-source API client used by millions of developers worldwide. You will also build and maintain APIs in Golang that support complex application features. Additionally you will serve as the primary point of contact for backend system changes and oversee system deployments in GCP.
What youll be doing
Developing high-quality code within a presentation layer.
Designing and implementing APIs to support innovative Insomnia features.
Developing Golang APIs to enable Insomnias cloud functionalities.
Rapid development of APIs to extend the features of Insomnia Cloud.
Creating automated tests to validate code behavior and prevent regressions.
Collaborating as a key member of a small globally distributed agile software development team to deliver features end-to-end.
Performing any other duties as assigned by management.
What youll bring
6 years of professional experience in TypeScript and Golang development.
Demonstrated experience building Electron applications.
Proven ability to collaborate within an agile and distributed team.
Practical application of relational databases and SQL.
Expertise in RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
Strong track record of producing well-structured and thoroughly tested code.
Highly proficient in Git and GitHub workflows.
Superior verbal and written communication skills.
Experience contributing to product documentation with technical writing teams.
Bonus Points:
Possesses experience in security engineering.
Demonstrates expertise in C/C
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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
- APIs
- C/C++
- Computer Graphics
- Go
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Library Services
- Assembly
- GraphQL
- High Voltage
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!
