Senior Software Engineer, Gateway - Performance
Kong (View all Jobs)
Shanghai
Interview Process
1. Phone interview. 2. Pairing and technical interviews. 3. Take home assigment.
Programming Languages Mentioned
C++
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:
This team is responsible for maintaining the core proxy path of the Kong API Gateway product. You need a solid technical background and will work on improving proxy path stability, performance, observability as well as debuggability from top to the very bottom. You will have the opportunity to make sound technical decisions, influence feature design, and ensure timely delivery of objectives.
What you'll do:About Kong:
Kong is THE cloud native API platform with the fastest, most adopted API gateway in the world (over 300m downloads!). Loved by developers and trusted with enterprises’ most critical traffic volumes, Kong helps startups and Fortune 500 companies build with confidence – allowing them to bring solutions to market faster with API and service connectivity that scales easily and securely.
83% of web traffic today is API calls! APIs are the connective tissue of the cloud and the underlying technology that allows software to talk and interact with one another. Therefore, we believe that APIs act as the nervous system of the cloud. Our audacious mission is to build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind!
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
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