Staff Technical Support Engineer at Kong

United Kingdom

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

Requirements

  • Voracious learner who loves digging into technical mysteries and has creativity to solve complex technical problems
  • Ability to build relationships with like-minded teammates, smart customers, and global partners
  • Knowledge of REST and RESTful APIs
  • Coding skills (at a minimum, read and troubleshoot code)
  • Experience with containers, cluster deployment, and management tools like Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, and others
  • Knowledge of web architectures including HTTP
  • 5+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical role

Responsibilities

  • Work with top developers from around the world to help implement Kong Products and Technologies including API Gateway and Service Mesh solutions
  • Lead the investigation of complex technical puzzles and collaborate to understand and resolve customer issues
  • Create knowledge articles to complement documentation and enable customers to better understand product use cases
  • Drive innovation within the support team, the company, and with customers by finding better ways to do work, improving tools, and raising the bar on service delivery to Global 5000 customers
  • Assist Kong customers in resolving complex technical issues in production and pre-production environments
  • Provide robust feedback and guidance to Product and Engineering teams while being a voice for customers
  • Strengthen customer and partner relationships with Kong

Skills

REST APIs
Docker
Kubernetes
Docker Swarm
HTTP
Containers

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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