6 months ago
Australia (city not specified)Staff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of complex API architectures and API management solutions.
- Develop secure authentication and authorization strategies for API services.
- Drive adoption of automation and continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
- Manage technical project scoping, planning, execution, and delivery.
- Collaborate with clients and internal teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Use Docker, Git, and Linux for solution development, deployment, and troubleshooting.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on the software development life cycle.
- Perform complex system integration across diverse systems and platforms.
- Identify and resolve technical challenges while communicating complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in solutions engineering, software architecture, or senior software development.
- Demonstrable expertise in API design and API management platforms; Kong experience is highly regarded.
- In-depth knowledge of authentication and authorization protocols and best practices.
- Experience with automation technologies and continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and secure coding practices.
- Proficiency with Docker, Git, and Linux operating systems.
- Extensive software development life cycle experience.
- Strong project management and system integration experience.
- Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; a master's degree is preferred.
About Kong
Kong builds an open-source and commercial platform for API and AI connectivity, including Kong Gateway, Kong Konnect, and service mesh tools (Kuma/Kong Mesh) to secure, manage, and observe APIs and LLM traffic across clouds. It sells subscriptions and cloud services for API lifecycle management, security, and traffic governance to enterprises and platform teams. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, Kong is privately held.