ppbAre you ready to unlock intelligence? /b /ppIf 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. /ph3The Mission: /h3pAt 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. /ph3What You’ll Do: /h3ullipArchitect and scale microservices that power Kong Konnect’s cloud-hosted control plane to manage global customer configurations seamlessly. /p /lilipDesign, implement, and maintain highly performant, low-latency APIs and services that deliver exceptional Developer Delight. /p /lilipDrive solutions for technical problems of moderate complexity, keeping an active focus on preventing technical debt. /p /lilipPrevent regressions and guarantee product stability by writing robust, automated tests. /p /lilipOwn the reliability and uptime of services in production by participating in an active on-call rotation. /p /lilipCollaborate closely with Product Management, Solutions Architects, and cross-functional engineering teams to implement impactful business features. /p /li /ulh3What You’ll Bring: /h3h3The Toolkit /h3ullip3+ years of experience working in a team environment to develop, deliver, and maintain complex, distributed software solutions.



/p /lilipSolid proficiency in Go (Golang) and designing relational database data models. /p /lilipPractical experience building, debugging, and maintaining microservices architectures at scale. /p /lilipDemonstrated experience performing DevOps monitoring, observability, and supporting a large-scale SaaS platform running on Kubernetes and containerized environments. /p /lilipWorking knowledge of L4/L7 proxies such as Nginx, HA-proxy, or Envoy. /p /lilipFirm grasp of API lifecycle management, design standards, and testing frameworks (TDD/automated testing). /p /lilipExcellent written and verbal communication skills. /p /li /ulh3The Kong DNA /h3ullipOwnership: You act as a driver, not a passenger, and take complete accountability for the quality of your systems and outcomes. /p /lilipUrgency: You thrive in a high-growth environment, iterating quickly and pushing for results with passion and grit. /p /lilipCollaboration: You break down silos, communicate transparently, and model the true spirit of a team player. /p /li /ulh3Bonus Points: /h3ullipDeep experience with Go standards and writing idiomatic, highly optimized Go. /p /lilipDirect experience with Nginx, OpenResty, LuaJIT, or the Kong gateway core. /p /lilipExperience with cloud-native observability stacks, specifically Datadog or OpenTelemetry. /p /lilipActive contributions to open-source software projects. /p /li /ulp#LI-EA1 /ppbAbout Kong: /b /ppKong 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 /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Senior Software Engineer, Konnect Control Plane (Milano)
🏢 Kong
📍 Milano