Senior Software Engineer, Insomnia
Role Overview
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Insomnia team at Kong, you'll work with a globally distributed team to build and maintain the desktop Insomnia application, insomnia CLI, and related products. Your day-to-day involves collaborating with engineers, designers, and leaders to create meaningful product experiences, engaging with the open source community, and helping maintain strong engineering standards through discussions and code reviews. This senior-level role focuses on developing understandable, maintainable software that impacts API development tools for developers worldwide.
Perks & Benefits
This role is fully remote, offering flexibility to work from anywhere, with a globally distributed team that likely accommodates various time zones. The company emphasizes a supportive culture, encouraging learning and growth, and values empathy and collaboration among teammates. As part of a fast-growing, well-funded company, you'll have opportunities for career advancement and contribute to innovative products in the API management space.
Full Job Description
Are you ready to power the World's connections?
If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.
About the role:
Kong is building the future of API management for developers. We’re a fast-growing, well-funded company with happy customers and motivated employees. Insomnia, acquired in 2019, is a full-lifecycle API development platform that has quickly become an integral part of Kong’s product portfolio.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Insomnia team at Kong, you’ll be working with a globally distributed team responsible for building the desktop Insomnia application, the accompanying insomnia CLI, and other adjacent products.
What you'll do:
Work with a global team of engineers, designers, and leaders to create meaningful product experiences.
Engage with the Insomnia open source community.
Help maintain strong and healthy engineering standards by engaging in discussions, reviewing decisions and pull requests, and more.
Any additional minor responsibilities necessary to build a great product in a small team.
What you'll bring:
Strong coding skills, with an emphasis on the ability to build understandable and maintainable software while collaborating with others.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, evident in the quality of technical specifications, discourse, and quality of feedback.
Empathy for your teammates and end users, reflected in how usable your product is, how you write your code, and how you work with others.
Enthusiasm to learn and expand your knowledge!
Bonus: An understanding of building software outside the web sandbox. Insomnia frequently requires engineering for specific platforms. E.g. Electron.
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About Kong:
Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform, Kong Konnect, enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.
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