Kong
Forward Deployed Engineer
$192K–$274K
Massachusetts, United States · Remote · Full-time · Posted May 15, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in the listed engineering or services roles.
- Visa sponsorship
- For this role, candidates must be US Citizens who can support Government/Public Sector Customers.
About the job
A customer-facing engineer who implements Kong API and AI connectivity solutions, builds automation and migration tooling, and helps enterprise customers modernize their platforms.
What you'll do
- Design and implement Kong solutions and lead hands-on deployments across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments.
- Build production code, automation, integrations, and migration tools, including migrations from legacy API management platforms to Kong.
- Partner with customers and internal teams to solve technical challenges and create reusable delivery assets.
What they ask for
- 8+ years in customer-facing engineering, platform engineering, professional services, site reliability engineering, or software engineering roles.
- Strong hands-on software engineering and implementation experience, including API gateways, API management, integrations, or distributed systems platforms.
- Strong Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure expertise; proficiency in Linux, networking, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps practices.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP; programming in languages such as Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, or Lua; and Infrastructure-as-Code or automation tooling.
Nice to have
- Prior experience in API Management, Open Source, Middleware, SaaS, or Infrastructure software companies.
- Strong builder mindset and ability to solve complex technical problems with minimal supervision.
Pay
$192,010 – $274,300 (base salary)
Tools
Kong, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, Python, Go, Terraform
AI focus
Supports customer initiatives involving AI connectivity and governance, including implementation of AI gateways and Kong’s API and AI Connectivity platform.
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