NetApp

Optimizes cloud infrastructure costs on AWS

Information Systems Engineer - Kong

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in API gateway engineering and enterprise middleware administration.
Strong demonstrated experience developing custom Kong plugins using Lua, Python, and Kong PDK.
Strong demonstrated experience with Kong lifecycle management.
Experience with Kong Gateway installation, configuration, administration, architecture, clustering, high availability, load balancing, Kong Admin API, service/route/upstream/consumer/plugin management, performance tuning, SSL/TLS management, upgrades, and monitoring.
Strong demonstrated experience with Lua, Python, Kong SDK, and Java.
Experience with microservices, asynchronous programming using asyncio, database connectivity, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Azure SDK, middleware automation, ETL scripts, monitoring solutions, testing, and code quality.
Experience installing, configuring, deploying, tuning, and load balancing Tomcat, NGINX, IIS, and JBoss.
Experience developing CI/CD pipelines for Kong plugins and middleware, including automated build, test, and deployment, multi-environment strategies, quality gates, security scanning, and deployment strategies.
Typically, IC roles require a minimum of 8 years of related experience; Mgr and Exec roles typically require a minimum of 6 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

Architect, develop, and manage API gateway and enterprise middleware infrastructure.
Develop custom Kong plugins using Lua and Python to implement business logic, security policies, and integrations.
Administer Kong Gateway infrastructure to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability.
Manage enterprise middleware platforms, including Oracle Fusion, NGINX, and application servers.
Build CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to automate deployment of Kong plugins and middleware components.
Architect API and integration solutions for the microservices ecosystem.
Test, debug, optimize, version, and deploy Kong plugins.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior API Gateway engineer & Middleware Administrator with 10+ years of experience to architect, develop, and manage our API gateway and enterprise middleware infrastructure. This role combines strong demonstrated hands-on development expertise in Lua and Python with deep operational knowledge of Kong API Gateway and enterprise middleware platforms.

Job Requirements

As a key member of our Platform Engineering team, you will be responsible for:

Developing custom Kong plugins using Lua/Python to implement complex business logic, security policies, and integrations
Administering Kong Gateway infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability
Managing enterprise middleware platforms including Oracle Fusion, NGINX, and application servers
Building CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps for automated deployment of Kong plugins and middleware components
Architecting API and integration solutions that power our microservices ecosystem

The ideal candidate is a technical expert who thrives at the intersection of development and operations, possesses strong coding skills in Lua and Python, has proven experience managing enterprise middleware at scale, and brings a DevOps mindset to automate and optimize platform operations.

1. Kong Plugin Development

Strong demonstrated experience in custom Kong plugin development using Lua, Python and Kong PDK
Strong demonstrated experience in Kong lifecycle management
Authentication, authorization, transformation, traffic control, and logging plugins
Plugin testing, debugging, optimization, versioning, and deployment

2. Kong Administration

Kong Gateway installation, configuration, and administration
Architecture, clustering, HA, and load balancing
Kong Admin API, and best practices
Service/route/upstream/consumer/plugin management
Performance tuning, SSL/TLS management, upgrades, monitoring

3. Development

Strong demonstrated experience in Lua, Python, Kong SDK and Java

Microservices, async programming (asyncio), and database connectivity
Message queue integration (RabbitMQ, Kafka), and Azure SDK
Middleware automation, ETL scripts, and monitoring solutions
Testing and code quality

4. Middleware Administration

App/Web Servers:

Tomcat/Nginx/IIS/JBoss: Installation, configuration, deployment, tuning, and load balancing

5. CI/CD Pipeline Development

CI/CD pipelines for Kong plugins and middleware
Automated build/test/deployment, multi-environment strategies
Quality gates, security scanning, deployment strategies

Education

IC - Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience.Mgr & Exec - Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of related experience.

About the Company

NetApp

Optimizes cloud infrastructure costs on AWS

Spot.io, part of NetApp, helps businesses manage cloud costs and infrastructure on AWS. It uses software that analyzes cloud usage and automates management to lower compute expenses, especially through AWS EC2 spot instances, which offer spare capacity at reduced prices. The product provides deep visibility into cloud spending, an AWS cost optimization calculator for estimating potential savings, and a free action plan tailored to each customer. Revenue comes from selling software licenses and consulting services. Target customers include enterprises using containers and orchestration tools like Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, KOPS, Docker Swarm, and OpenShift. The company aims to reduce cloud compute costs for customers while simplifying cloud operations and improving efficiency.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Acquired
Total funding: $53.2M
Headquarters: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Founded: 2015

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at NetApp

See more jobs