Senior Software Engineer, Gateway - Shanghai

Kong·Shanghai, China·Posted 10 November 2026

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Are you ready to unlock intelligence? If 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. About the Role: Kong is an open-source project with a global adoption around the world. Developers and architects are adopting Kong in production among a large variety of use-cases, and actively help make Kong a better product with their feedback and contributions. As a Senior Systems Engineer in the Core Team, you will be working on core features such as proxying capabilities, load balancing, and database support with forward-thinking. You will be responsible for building foundations for other teams and customers, discovering and producing cutting edge industry trends and use-cases. What You'll Do: - Responsible for designing, building and maintaining API management software and its underlying stack. - Architecture, design, and implement new innovative features including proxying capabilities, load balancing, databases support that extend Kong’s offering. - Bugs…

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