Joblaze summary

In this role, the Senior Software Engineer will focus on architecting and scaling microservices for Kong's cloud-hosted control plane, ensuring efficient management of global customer configurations. Key skills include proficiency in Go, experience with microservices architectures, and a solid understanding of API lifecycle management. This position is well-suited for candidates with over five years of experience in developing complex software solutions, particularly those who thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments. The team emphasizes ownership and urgency, reflecting Kong's commitment to delivering high-quality, reliable services.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze November 10, 2026. Last confirmed on Kong's careers page November 10, 2026.
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Quick facts

How much experience is required?: At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer, Control Planes role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: API, Envoy, Go, HA-proxy, Kubernetes, Nginx.
What seniority level is this role?: Kong targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer, Control Planes role at Kong.

From the original posting

The Mission:

At Kong, we are pioneering the Agentic Era of service connectivity by building the infrastructure that powers the modern API world. As a Software Engineer on the Konnect Control Plane team, you will architect the next-generation cloud-hosted control plane that manages global customer configurations seamlessly.

Your work will directly empower developers worldwide, ensuring high availability, speed, and seamless connectivity for Kong’s flagship service connectivity platform.

What You’ll Do:

Architect and scale microservices that power Kong Konnect’s cloud-hosted control plane to manage global customer configurations seamlessly.
Design, implement, and maintain highly performant, low-latency APIs and services that deliver exceptional Developer Delight.
Drive solutions for technical problems of moderate complexity, keeping an active focus on preventing technical debt.
Prevent regressions and guarantee product stability by writing robust, automated tests.
Own the reliability and uptime of services in production by participating in an active on-call rotation.
Collaborate closely with Product Management, Solutions Architects, and cross-functional engineering teams to implement impactful business features.

What You’ll Bring:

The Toolkit

5+ years of experience working in a team environment to develop, deliver, and maintain complex, distributed software solutions.
Solid proficiency in Go (Golang) and designing relational database data models.
Practical experience building, debugging, and maintaining microservices architectures at scale.
Demonstrated experience performing DevOps monitoring, observability, and supporting a large-scale SaaS platform running on Kubernetes and containerized environments.
Working knowledge of L4/L7 proxies such as Nginx, HA-proxy, or Envoy.
Firm grasp of API lifecycle management, design standards, and testing frameworks (TDD/automated testing).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The Kong DNA

Ownership: You act as a driver, not a passenger, and take complete accountability for the quality of your systems and outcomes.
Urgency: You thrive in a high-growth environment, iterating quickly and pushing for results with passion and grit.
Collaboration: You break down silos, communicate transparently, and model the true spirit of a team player.

Bonus Points:

Deep experience with Go standards and writing idiomatic, highly optimized Go.
Direct experience with Nginx, OpenResty, LuaJIT, or the Kong gateway core.
Experience with cloud-native observability stacks, specifically Datadog or OpenTelemetry.
Active contributions to open-source software projects.

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Senior Software Engineer, Control Planes