Senior / Mid-Level Developer > API integrations

• Define standards for the enterprise service catalog, registry, gateway, and mesh, ensuring consistency, discoverability, observability, and governance
  
• Act as the main technical point of contact, coordinating between upstream and downstream teams to align and evolve the API management ecosystem (during PoC, trial, and implementation phases)
  
• Evolve the API platform by implementing new functionalities (e.g., mocking, testing), plugins/add-ons, integrations, and configurations with MCP servers according to the product roadmap
  
• Design, build, and automate the publication, versioning, and lifecycle management of all API specifications
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  
• Proven hands-on experience with Kong API Gateway (OSS or Enterprise) – configuration, policy enforcement, and management 
  
• Strong command of RESTful API design and OpenAPI (Swagger) specifications
  
• Good understanding of API security protocols and standards (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, mTLS, API Keys)
  
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) for automating build, test, and deployment processes
  
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language: Python, Go, or Bash
  
• Excellent communication skills, resilience, and goal orientation
  
• Motivation for technological challenges
  
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)
  

• Experience developing custom plugins for Kong (Lua or Go)
  
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and experience operating Kong as an Ingress Controller
  
• Experience with declarative configuration of Kong (decK)
  
• Knowledge of service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Kuma) and service discovery tools (e.g., Consul)
  
• Experience with requirements engineering tools/methodologies (Jira, Confluence)