Senior Web Engineer
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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.
As a Senior Web Engineer you will play a critical role in developing and maintaining the core web applications that power Kongs Marketing presence. With a strong emphasis on front-end engineering and CMS/back-end integration you will contribute directly to the evolution of by building scalable page templates reusable components and ensuring a high-quality seamless user experience.
You will take ownership of our CMS architecture and infrastructure leading improvements to our PayloadCMS implementation while supporting performance reliability and scalability across the web platform. Your contributions will extend to CI/CD pipelines automated testing accessibility standards and deployment processes. Working within a distributed team of engineers designers and marketing stakeholders you will help deliver robust maintainable and high-performing solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain web pages and reusable component templates using TypeScript and modern CSS.
Architect develop and enhance CMS integrations including content modeling workflows and scalable PayloadCMS structures.
Optimize website performance accessibility responsiveness and cross-browser compatibility.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions) and streamline deployment workflows.
Contribute to infrastructure and hosting strategies ensuring CMS and back-end systems effectively support front-end performance.
Partner with designers and back-end engineers to deliver cohesive full-stack solutions and exceptional user experiences.
Diagnose and resolve production issues using observability and monitoring tools to maintain system reliability and data integrity.
Improve and enforce code quality through automated testing (unit integration functional and visual testing) and thorough documentation.
Participate in architectural planning emphasizing scalability maintainability and reusability in web and CMS systems.
Mentor junior engineers on front-end best practices and CMS integration patterns fostering knowledge sharing across the team.
Required Qualifications
4 years of experience in full-stack web development with strong expertise in front-end engineering and CMS/back-end integration.
Deep proficiency in TypeScript modern CSS and headless CMS platforms (PayloadCMS preferred).
Strong understanding of web application architecture performance optimization and scalable system design.
Experience with version control (Git) CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions) and distributed/cloud environments (e.g. AWS).
Familiarity with MVC principles and building maintainable CMS-driven web platforms.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with close attention to detail.
Willingness to contribute across the full stack as needed.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills particularly in distributed team environments.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience deploying applications with Vercel.
Knowledge of search technologies (e.g. Elasticsearch) and databases particularly NoSQL/MongoDB.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Experience optimizing performance for large-scale front-end applications and CMS-driven workflows.
This is a hybrid role requiring three days per week in the office.
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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
- Bootstrap
- MVC
- CSS
- .NET
- HTML5
- React
- Web Development
- ASP.NET
- AJAX
- Angular
- JavaScript
- PHP
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!
