
About Kong
The API gateway for modern microservices
Key Highlights
- Headquartered in The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
- Raised $344.1M in Series D funding
- Over 500 employees serving Global 5000 enterprises
- Core products include Kong Gateway, Galileo, Gelato, and API Marketplace
Kong is a leading provider of API and service lifecycle management solutions, headquartered in The East Cut, San Francisco, CA. With over 500 employees, Kong has raised $344.1 million in Series D funding and serves Global 5000 enterprises, enabling them to securely connect and orchestrate microservi...
🎁 Benefits
Kong offers flexible time off to prioritize personal well-being, stock options for employees to share in the company's success, and U-First Fridays fo...
🌟 Culture
Kong fosters a culture focused on innovation and flexibility, emphasizing the importance of modern architectures like microservices and serverless env...
Overview
Kong is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Insomnia team to build and maintain a full-lifecycle API development platform. You'll collaborate with a global team and engage with the open-source community. This role requires strong coding and communication skills.
Job Description
Who you are
You have strong coding skills, emphasizing the ability to build understandable and maintainable software while collaborating with others. Your communication skills, both written and verbal, are evident in the quality of technical specifications, discourse, and feedback you provide. You possess empathy for your teammates and end users, which reflects in how usable and accessible the products you work on are. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are eager to engage with the Insomnia open-source community, contributing to discussions and code reviews.
What you'll do
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Insomnia team at Kong, you will work with a globally distributed team of engineers, designers, and leaders to create meaningful product experiences. You will help maintain strong and healthy engineering standards by engaging in discussions, reviewing decisions, and pull requests. Your role will involve any additional minor responsibilities necessary to build a great product in a small team, ensuring that the Insomnia application and its CLI are robust and user-friendly. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the future of API management for developers, making a significant impact on the product portfolio of Kong.
What we offer
Kong is a fast-growing, well-funded company with a focus on building the future of API management. You will be part of a motivated team that values collaboration and innovation. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we believe in the potential of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
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