Are you ready to unlock intelligence? 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.
Are you ready to unlock intelligence? 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.
You’ll design, automate, and run production systems serving thousands of customers across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
You’ll work on everything from multi-region Kubernetes clusters to service mesh and gateway architectures, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of Kong’s SaaS offerings.
This is a hands-on role ideal for engineers who thrive on running production SaaS systems at scale, automating operations, and continuously improving performance, resilience, and deployment pipelines.
What You’ll Do: Operate and scale Kong’s global SaaS platform (Konnect), ensuring reliability, availability, and performance across regions and clouds.
Build, automate, and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure and deployment workflows using Terraform/Terragrunt, Helm, and ArgoCD.
Design, maintain, and optimize multi-region data and caching layers — including PostgreSQL, Redis, ClickHouse, and Druid — for high availability and low latency.
Operate and improve Kong Gateway and Kong Mesh environments supporting hybrid and distributed architectures.