Join Kong as a Software Engineer 2 to develop and maintain microservices and APIs for API management.
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 3+ years
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Software Engineer 2 will focus on developing and maintaining microservices and APIs that enhance Kong's API management capabilities. Proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js is essential, along with a solid understanding of relational databases and distributed systems. This position is ideal for an engineer with over three years of experience who is eager to deepen their skills in backend development and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams. Kong's emphasis on operational reliability and code quality highlights its commitment to delivering robust solutions.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 4 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Kong's career page.
- Kong has 110 other open roles including Enterprise Account Executive, Sr. Staff Product Designer, Design Systems, Account Development Rep.
- 610 active TypeScript roles on Joblaze right now.
- 498 active PostgreSQL roles on Joblaze right now.
- 258 active Node.js roles on Joblaze right now.
- Typical TypeScript salary we track runs $130,000–$196,000 (median $166,600, across 319 roles).
Quick facts
- How much experience is required?
- At least 3 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer 2, Konnect Service Catalog role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: TypeScript, NestJS, Node.js, PostgreSQL.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Kong targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer 2, Konnect Service Catalog role at Kong.
From the original posting
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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:
In the API Management group at Kong, you will build tools and services that help customers organize, publish, and secure their APIs. 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. This role is a great fit for an engineer with solid backend fundamentals and TypeScript proficiency who is looking to grow their expertise in microservices and distributed systems.
What you'll do:
- Develop and maintain microservices and APIs that power API management.
- Contribute to features and initiatives within your team, collaborating with teammates and your counterparts in other teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code with comprehensive unit and integration tests.
- Participate in code reviews and design discussions, with a focus on correctness and operational reliability.
- Monitor service health and contribute to operational improvements for your team's services.
- Support your team's services in production by participating in an on-call rotation.
- Learn from and seek guidance from senior engineers to grow your technical skills.
- And any additional tasks required by your manager.
What you'll bring:
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience building backend services.
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js with experience building production services, ideally with NestJS or a similar framework.
- Solid experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar), including data modeling and query design.
- Experience building or consuming REST APIs and working with third-party service integrations.
- Familiarity with distributed systems concepts including eventual consistency, idempotency, and failure handling.
- Solid computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and system design.
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About Kong:
Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform, Kong Konnect, enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.