Kong Inc.

Senior Software Engineer – Golang

Kong Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Budapest • Hungary

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

CloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesOpen Source

About the role

  • Design, implement, and maintain microservices and APIs that enable usage metering, billing, invoicing, and analytics at scale.
  • Architect backend systems capable of processing millions of events per second in real-time.
  • Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to define system requirements and deliver high-quality, customer-focused solutions.
  • Optimize database performance and ensure data integrity, reliability, and security across distributed systems.
  • Integrate with third-party services (e.g., Stripe, CRMs) to support billing and reporting needs.
  • Support production services through monitoring, troubleshooting, and on-call rotation to ensure high availability.
  • Implement best practices for DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud-native development.
  • Write automated tests to validate system behavior and prevent regressions.

Requirements

  • Experience with Go.
  • Contributions to Open Source projects.
  • Familiarity with Cloud Native technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
  • 5+ years of professional software development experience.
  • Proven experience building scalable backend services.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver and maintain production systems at scale.
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and database optimization.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Exposure to big data systems (e.g., ClickHouse), streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka), and event-driven architectures.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
GomicroservicesAPIsdatabase optimizationDevOpsCI/CDcloud-native developmentautomated testingbig data systemsevent-driven architectures
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationtroubleshootingproblem-solvingcustomer-focused solutions