Senior Software Engineer, (Insomnia)

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: CAD $144780 - $202825 (Base Pay Range)

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Insomnia team at Kong, you’ll be working with a globally distributed team responsible for building the desktop Insomnia application, the accompanying insomnia CLI, and other adjacent products. Kong is building the future of API management for developers.

Requirements

• Strong Coding Skills: Ability to build understandable and maintainable software while collaborating with others.
• Strong Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated through technical specifications, discourse, and feedback.
• Empathy: Understanding and consideration for teammates and end-users reflected in product usability, code quality, and collaboration.
• Enthusiasm to Learn: Willingness to expand knowledge and skills.
• Bonus: Understanding of building software outside the web sandbox (e.g., Electron).

Responsibilities

• Work with a global team of engineers, designers, and leaders to create meaningful product experiences.
• Engage with the Insomnia open source community.
• Help maintain strong and healthy engineering standards through discussions, code reviews, and pull request feedback.
• Any additional minor responsibilities necessary to build a great product in a small team.

Company Information

• Company: Kong
• Description: Kong is THE cloud native API platform with the fastest, most adopted API gateway in the world (over 300m downloads!). As the innovation leader of cloud API technologies, Kong is on a mission to enable companies around the world to become "API-first" and securely accelerate AI adoption.

Application Instructions

• The job description states: “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. Apply even if you don’t meet all of the criteria.”