Kong API Management Engineer

W3Global — United Kingdom · Posted ~21 hours ago

Senior

Skills

Golang Lua API management OpenAPI Specification REST APIs OAuth 2.0 OpenID Connect JWT mTLS CI/CD Kubernetes Terraform Kong OpenAPI OAuth OIDC AWS

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A technical engineering role focused on building and securing API gateway solutions in cloud-native environments. The position requires strong programming skills, experience with API management, modern authentication methods, infrastructure automation, and containerized platforms.

Highlights

Opportunity to work on cloud-native API platforms, security, automation, and modern DevOps practices while designing scalable integration solutions.

Description

Kong API Management / API Engineer Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills Programming languages: Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages - Golang or Lua Script. Cloud-native operations: Practical, hands-on cloud-native experience. API management: Professional experience with API management technologies (e.g., Apigee, Kong, or MuleSoft). API design: Strong understanding of the OpenAPI Specification (OAS) for RESTful APIs. API security: Hands-on experience securing APIs at the gateway, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT validation, key-auth, and mutual TLS (mTLS). DevOps toolchain: Expertise across the DevOps toolchain, including CI/CD, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills AWS: Experience with AWS services, including ECS, EKS, and MSK. API gateway: Hands-on experience with Kong API Gateway. Golang: Proficiency in the Golang programming language. Lua: Proficiency in the Lua programming language.