Field Engineer 2, Innovation Group
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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.
We are looking for a Field Engineer to join our Innovation Group within the Professional Services organization at Kong. As a Field Engineer in this group you will be responsible for developing and maintaining Kong platform custom plugin addition you will also be assisting with maintaining our Migration Automation Framework using state-of-the-art AI Coding Agents to make incremental improvements with its capabilities performance and quality. The role will blend software engineering AI/LLM integration and API gateway custom plugin expertise.
In this role you may interface and collaborate with a variety of peers partners and technical people in a customer environment as you gather feedback on the operation of their custom plugins. Apart from driving the successful delivery of customer-facing plugin solutions you will also be working and collaborating closely with Kongs different cross-functional teams (Product Engineering Customer Success CRE and others).
This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge innovative customer solutions involving new and exciting technology with diverse people all over the world. As a valuable member of the Kong Professional Services organization the work you do will be critical to our growth and success.
What we are looking for:
3 years of relevant software development experience
Hands-on implementation experience with API gateway and/or API integrations in customer environments
Practical working knowledge of APIs containers and microservices
Proficient in Linux environments including Cloud and Development tooling
Experience with building Kong API Gateway custom plugins
Experience with application development and Lua scripting required
Experience with building and deploying software solutions using AI Coding Agents preferred
Experience with major cloud providers such as GCP AWS and Azure preferred
Passion and determination for technology and innovation
Strong organizational and change management skills with an ability to manage competing client demands
Proven team player and solution builder who loves to work collaboratively in a fast-growing dynamic environment
Ability to occasionally travel to customers and Kong locations as needed
BS in Computer Science / B.A. or equivalent technical development experience
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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 .
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Key Skills
- Active Directory
- Technical Documentation
- Windows
- On-Site Support
- Test Equipment
- Linux
- Internet
- Preventive Maintenance
- Technical Assistance
- Troubleshoot
- Problem Resolution
- Setup
- hardware
- Technical Support
- UNIX
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!
