Kong

Staff Solutions Engineer- Mumbai

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8 days ago
Mumbai, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical discussions and presentations with enterprise clients and understand their architectural and business needs.
  • Develop and implement proofs of concept and custom demonstrations showcasing Kong’s capabilities in system integration and CI/CD environments.
  • Provide guidance on SRE observability strategies for monitoring and optimizing API infrastructure.
  • Use Linux, Docker, and Git to troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide advanced customer support.
  • Drive automation technology adoption and efficient API lifecycle management in customer environments.
  • Collaborate with sales, product, and engineering teams, provide market feedback, and contribute to product development.
  • Mentor junior solutions engineers and contribute to the team’s technical knowledge base.
  • Manage multiple projects concurrently and deliver results within deadlines.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in solutions engineering, technical architecture, or a similar customer-facing technical role.
  • Solid AIOps and/or Kafka experience, with familiarity with AI trends, orchestration tools, agentic AI, and agent building preferred.
  • Strong understanding of APIs, software development, API design, and API management principles.
  • Experience with authentication mechanisms including OAuth, OIDC, and JWT, plus cybersecurity best practices.
  • Proficiency with Linux, Docker, Git, CI/CD pipelines and tools, SRE observability, and automation scripting.
  • Understanding of the software development life cycle and infrastructure and application deployment.
  • Strong project management, prioritization, presentation, interpersonal, and technical communication skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Categories

Solutions Engineering
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About Kong

1,001-5,000 employees
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