Staff Software Engineer, Developer Portal

Are you ready to power the World's connections?

If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

About the role: On the Developer Portal team at Kong, you will design, develop, and maintain microservices and APIs that power the Konnect Dev Portal. The Konnect Dev Portal is the primary way our customers’ users discover, experiment, and integrate with their APIs hosted on the Konnect platform. Working closely with Engineering and Product teams, you will develop API-focused software components that will materially impact the business of both Kong and Kong’s customers.

What you'll do

• As the founding member of this team's expansion into Italy, you will provide technical mentorship to future team members. You will assist in hiring the remaining team members.

• Lead features and initiatives that cross team boundaries, collaborating with your counterparts in other regions and other teams to deliver best-in-class solutions.

• Design, implement, and maintain microservices and APIs that power the Konnect Dev Portal. Examples include Developer Portal configuration, API catalogs, Markdown and OAS documentation solutions, API authentication configuration, metering, and subscription services.

• Support your team's services in production by participating in an on-call rotation.

• Write automated tests to ensure the behavior of the code and avoid regressions.

• And any additional tasks required by your manager.

What you'll bring

• 8+ years working in and leading teams to develop, deliver, and maintain complex software solutions.

• Experience with Typescript, Javascript, and modern NodeJS frameworks like NestJS.

• Experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL.

• Experience developing and supporting SaaS platforms.

• Understanding of and development with git and GitHub workflows.

• Experience in test-driven development and automated testing.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Bonus points

• Experience with Golang, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, CDC, and Flink.

• Fullstack capable

• A passion for APIs, OAS, and Documentation.

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About Kong

Kong Inc., a leading developer of cloud API technologies, is on a mission to enable companies around the world to become “API-first” and securely accelerate AI adoption. Kong helps organizations globally — from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises — unleash developer productivity, build securely, and accelerate time to market. For more information about Kong, please visit www.konghq.com or follow us on X @thekonginc.