Staff Partner Consulting Engineer
Role Overview
As a senior-level Partner Consulting Engineer at Kong, you will work directly with partners to implement and deploy Kong API Management products, serving as a technical advisor to build practices and ensure long-term success. This role involves leading enablement bootcamps, creating technical content, and collaborating with internal teams like Product and Sales to scale solutions globally. You'll impact partner growth by guiding API lifecycle journeys and fostering strategic enablement across geographies and industries.
Perks & Benefits
This is a fully remote position, offering flexibility in work location with up to 50% travel to partner sites, implying a dynamic, on-the-go work environment. The role provides opportunities for career growth through certifications and exposure to cutting-edge technologies like AI and cloud services, within a collaborative, team-oriented culture focused on innovation and partner success. Reasonable assumptions include standard tech benefits like health insurance and professional development support, given the company's industry focus.
Full Job Description
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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:
As a Partner Consulting Engineer on the growing Partner Team at Kong, you will work directly with our partners, guiding them through the technical aspects of implementing and deploying Kong API Management products. You'll work as a technical advisor, helping partners build practices on our technology and ensuring their long-term success through strategic enablement. This role involves collaborating with various internal teams and external partners, from developers to executives.
What you'll bring:
8-12 Years of relevant experience in API Management and Integration technologies with 3- 4 years on partner Enablement, Enterprise technology trainings
Passion of delivering bootcamps and addressing to a large gathering of technical experts
Strong knowledge of API Gateways and API integrations ( Kong, MuleSoft, Apigee, IBM API Connect etc..)
Familiarity with Auth Schemes and IdPs like Okta, Auth0, Azure AD, Cognito etc..
Basic understanding microservices architectures
Proficiency in Linux environments
Exposure to Docker & Kubernetes
Familiarity with major cloud providers and key services (GCP, AWS, Azure)
Knowledge of API integration with leading AI model providers such as OpenAI, Google Vertex, Amazon Bedrock etc..
Knowledge of event streaming and messaging providers such as Kafka, Solace and other leading MQ systems
Team-oriented approach and strong communication skills
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to change
Preferably cloud intermediate+ level certification from AWS/ Microsoft/ GCP and/or any API Management professional certification from leading providers
What you will be doing:
Drive Kong Products and Practice Enablements bootcamps at scale with partners
Assisting partners on their API lifecycle journey with their customers through technical workshops.
Lead the creation of enablement contents in form of Videos, Recorded demos and Presentations for partner focused requirements and for new features/ releases
Design repeatable frameworks that scale across geographies, practices, and industries.
Guiding partners through installation and implementation of Kong solutions
Collaborating with internal teams (Product, Engineering, Customer Success, Sales)
Contributing to technical documentation and knowledge base articles
Guide partner team members to achieve Kong Certifications
Travel to Partner locations up to 50%
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About Kong:
Kong Inc., a leading developer of cloud API technologies, is on a mission to enable companies around the world to become “API-first” and securely accelerate AI adoption. Kong helps organizations globally — from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises — unleash developer productivity, build securely, and accelerate time to market. For more information about Kong, please visit www.konghq.com or follow us on X @thekonginc.
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