Overview
In this role you will design and implement core features for the Kong Gateway Control Plane using Golang, owning the full lifecycle of services from design to deployment. You will drive architectural decisions to maintain high uptime and performance while shaping a cloud-native roadmap. You’ll mentor engineers, collaborate with product teams, and tackle complex bugs to deliver a reliable developer experience at enterprise scale. This is a chance to impact a globally used platform that underpins API and AI traffic management.
Retribuzione / Benefits Offers Equity
Offers Premio
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid holidays and PTO
Professional development opportunities and tools
Responsabilità Design and implement core features for the Kong Gateway Control Plane using Golang
Own end-to-end service lifecycle from design to deployment and operations
Lead architectural discussions to minimize debt and ensure 99.99% uptime




Influence roadmap for cloud-native components in a distributed system
Mentor engineers through code reviews and design sessions
Collaborate with product managers and other engineering teams on impactful solutions
Resolve complex bugs and performance bottlenecks in networking and configuration management components
Requisiti fondamentali Production experience with Golang services
Deep understanding of distributed systems and API design
Hands-on Kubernetes experience and cloud-native ecosystem
Proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices
Proactive ownership mindset
Strong collaborative and cross-functional communication
Bias for action in fast-paced environments
Golang
Distributed systems
Microservices architecture

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