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LPL Financial

Kong AI Gateway Engineer

LPL Financial

. Collaborating internally with our Product and Technology teams so they can get the most value out of Kong Platform .

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeFort Mill • North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $101,970 - $169,950 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformLinuxLuaMicroservicesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Collaborating internally with our Product and Technology teams so they can get the most value out of Kong Platform
  • Developing internal solutions & tools for the organization to help us push our technical boundaries and improve our ability to deliver AI integration to the organization
  • Writing or editing technical documentation and knowledge base articles for the solutions you develop
  • Maintain and upkeep Kong platform
  • Configure and develop Kong plugins for authentication, rate limiting (including token-based throttling), logging, and transformation

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Minimum of 6 years of relevant software development, middleware, and/or platform engineering experience
  • Proven track record in enterprise API platforms or integration layers to design and manage scalable API ecosystems
  • Hands-on implementation experience with Kong API and AI gateway and/or API integrations in enterprise environments
  • Practical working knowledge of APIs, microservices, and containerized architectures
  • Proficient in Linux environments including Cloud and Development tooling
  • Experience with building and deploying software solutions using AI Coding Agents
  • Experience with application development and multiple programming languages required
  • Experience with Lua scripting and strong knowledge of various Kong plugins and deployment through Terraform
  • Experience with major cloud providers such as GCP, AWS, and Azure
  • Experience with Google Apigee or IBM API Connect or Data Power a plus
  • Understanding of AI/LLM concepts and interaction with LLM APIs and MCP servers
  • Strong organizational and change management skills with an ability to manage competing demands
  • Proven team player and solution builder who loves to work collaboratively in a fast-growing dynamic environment
  • BS in Computer Science / B.A. or equivalent technical development experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 401K matching
  • health benefits
  • employee stock options
  • paid time off
  • volunteer time off

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Hard Skills & Tools
API developmentKong APIAI integrationLua scriptingTerraformmicroservicescontainerized architecturesLinuxAI Coding Agentsprogramming languages
Soft Skills
organizational skillschange managementcollaborationsolution buildingteam player
Certifications
BS in Computer ScienceB.A. in technical development