Senior Software Engineer in Kong's Office of the CTO developing scalable systems for API and AI infrastructure. Collaborating on high-impact projects influencing engineering strategy and developer experience.
Responsibilities
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
Requirements
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
Experience with Kubernetes, networking, or API gateways (bonus points)
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) (bonus points)
Contributions to open source or internal platform tooling (bonus points)
Experience working on platform, infra, or developer tooling products (bonus points)
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