Software Engineer 2- API Ops

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 the role:

Kongs API Management suite includes the Kong Enterprise Gateway the Konnect SaaS platform and a variety of Managed Gateways in public clouds such as AWS Azure and GCP. This suite of products helps customers in different industries (like finance banking e-commerce airlines etc.) manage their API platforms and operations at scale. Our customers expect secure reliable high-scale low-latency offerings from Kong whether running on-premise or in the public cloud.

A critical need for all our customers is to manage API Operations via Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools. Kong provides an open-source CLI - deck - that is the centrepiece of API Operations. (Source code for deck is at GitHub - Kong/deck: decK: Configuration management and drift detection for Kong. )

Some of the other products that the API Operations toolset includes are:

Terraform-provider: Terraform provider for Kong Konnect - Kongs SaaS product

SDK for Go: Go SDK for Kong Konnect

SDKs in other languages and tooling to generate SDKs from APIs

API specification and tooling for all products of Kong

Build a CLI-first experience for Kong Konnect

We are looking to expand our Bangalore-based API Operations team by hiring a Senior Engineer to join the team and build out the API Operations toolset. We expect you to work in a hybrid fashion with three days a week in the office.

What youll do:

• Design develop and build the API Operations toolset for Kong starting with deck.

• Keep up with all of Kongs API runtimes (HTTP gateway AI gateway Event gateway etc.) and enable new features in the API Operations toolset.

• Play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction for the evolution of API Operations.

• Make CLI tools work for both humans and automation (inside GitHub Actions Jenkins etc.).

• Ship API changes to multiple tools at the same time without manual toil

• Make and consistently raise the bar for world-class APIs for a company that helps the world build and run APIs

• Collaborate closely with product leadership to define and refine strategy roadmap and objectives for the API Operations toolset ensuring alignment between engineering efforts and business goals.

• Assist in the hiring process and help grow and mentor the team.

What youll bring:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or a related field.

• 3 years of experience in building high-performance software with Golang.

• Hands-on experience with at least one of the major cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP).

• Prior operations experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools.

• Experience building APIs standardising APIs in large organisations and creating API workflows.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate across teams.

• Desire to join a fast-paced pre-IPO startup and the ability to move with high velocity to get things done.

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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:

IC