Senior Fullstack Software Engineer, Insomnia (Shanghai) at Kong

Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience writing TypeScript and Golang in production
  • Working experience in building Electron applications
  • Working experience in an agile, distributed team environment
  • Strong experience with relational databases and SQL
  • Strong experience with RESTful and GraphQL APIs
  • Strong experience writing beautiful and tested code
  • Extremely comfortable with Git and GitHub workflows
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop new features and tools for Insomnia (a powerful open-source API client)
  • Build and use APIs to power innovative features into Insomnia
  • Build out Golang APIs that power Insomnia’s cloud features
  • Write automated tests to ensure the behavior of code and avoid regressions
  • Work as an integral part of a small, geographically distributed agile software development team to build features end-to-end
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for backend system changes
  • Oversee system deployments in GCP
  • Perform any additional tasks required by the manager

Skills

TypeScript
Golang
Electron
SQL
RESTful APIs
GraphQL
Git
GitHub
GCP

Kong

API management and connectivity solutions provider

About Kong

Kong focuses on API management and connectivity, providing tools that help businesses manage, secure, and optimize their APIs for software communication. Its main product, Kong Gateway, is a fast API gateway that can handle up to 50,000 transactions per second, while Kong Konnect offers a SaaS platform for API management and Kong Mesh manages microservices. Kong stands out by combining open-source technology with enterprise solutions, allowing free access to core features and offering premium services for businesses. The company's goal is to enhance developer productivity, security, and performance for a diverse range of clients in a rapidly growing market.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$334.7MTotal Funding
SERIES_ECompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Weekly Donut Chats
Home Office Stipend
Flexible Time Off & Dedicated Unplug Days
Virtual Events

Risks

AI-enhanced security threats pose significant risks to API security.
Low adoption of zero-trust architecture leaves APIs vulnerable to breaches.
Intensifying competition in AI API platforms may draw customers away from Kong.

Differentiation

Kong's API Gateway supports 50,000 transactions per second, ensuring high performance.
Kong offers a unique combination of open-source and enterprise-grade API solutions.
Kong Insomnia is the fastest-growing platform for building, testing, and debugging APIs.

Upsides

Kong raised $175M to enhance AI connectivity and expand its solutions.
Kong Insomnia surpassed 1 million users, indicating strong demand for its tools.
Kong's Premium Technology Partner Program fosters innovation and collaboration.

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