Kong
Staff Software Engineer, Konnect Core Platform
$150K–$275K
San Francisco, California, United States +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 17, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
Washington, United States - Experience
- 7+ years.
About the job
Architects and leads development of Kong Identity’s multi-tenant identity platform, focused on secure authentication, global performance, enterprise integrations, and developer capabilities.
What you'll do
- Design token management, claims, client management, and extensible identity systems.
- Architect global identity infrastructure, security protections, and compliance capabilities.
- Lead technical strategy and initiatives; mentor engineering teams on identity architecture.
What they ask for
- 7+ years building production identity platforms at identity providers or enterprise software companies, with experience handling millions of authentication requests daily.
- Deep expertise in OAuth 2.0 extensions, OpenID Connect, and related standards.
- Experience architecting multi-tenant identity platforms and global identity infrastructure.
- Expertise in cryptographic protocols, enterprise identity integrations, platform security, and compliance.
Pay
$150K – $275K (base salary)
Tools
OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.1, GNAP, SAML, LDAP/AD, SCIM, Hardware Security Module (HSM)
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