Senior Software Engineer, Control Plane
Core
Architecting the central nervous system of Kong's ecosystem to configure and manage billions of API calls with high performance and reliability.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (Control Plane)
Builds
High-performance, resilient, and scalable services for the Kong Gateway Control Plane
Domain
Cloud-native infrastructure, distributed systems, API gateways
Required skills
Golang, distributed systems, microservices architecture, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code
Preferred skills
API gateways, service mesh (Kuma), Lua, NGINX internals, large-scale SaaS platforms
Technologies
Golang, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, CI/CD
Responsibilities
Design and implement core features for the Kong Gateway Control Plane; Own the full lifecycle of services from design to deployment; Lead technical discussions and architectural decisions; Mentor other engineers through code reviews and design sessions; Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams; Resolve complex bugs and performance bottlenecks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
