Senior Software Engineer, Control Planes
(Calculated after EPF (12%), Gratuity (4.81%), Professional Tax & New Tax Regime FY 2025-26 deductions)
- Target Role:Senior Software Engineer, Control Planes
- Employer:Kong
- Work Mode:REMOTE
- Location:Remote (Canada)
- Compensation:CAD 130,000 - 180,000 / annual
- Experience:2+ Years
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- Candidate Fee:₹0 (Zero Placement Fee Guarantee)
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About the Role
Are you ready to unlock intelligence? 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. The Mission: At Kong , we are pioneering the Agentic Era of service connectivity by building the infrastructure that powers the modern API world. As a Software Engineer on the Konnect Control Plane team, you will architect the next-generation cloud-hosted control plane that manages global customer configurations seamlessly. Your work will directly empower developers worldwide, ensuring high availability, speed, and seamless connectivity for Kong ’s flagship service connectivity platform. What You’ll Do: Architect and scale microservices that power Kong Konnect’s cloud-hosted control plane to manage global customer configurations seamlessly. Design, implement, and maintain highly performant, low-latency APIs and services that deliver exceptional Developer Delight. Drive solutions for technical problems of moderate complexity, keeping an active focus on preventing technical debt. Prevent regressions and guarantee product stability by writing robust, automated tests. Own the reliability and uptime of services in production by participating in an active on-call rotation. Collaborate closely with Product Management, Solutions Architects, and cross-functional engineering teams to implement impactful business features. What You’ll Bring: The Toolkit 5+ years of experience working in a team environment to develop, deliver, and maintain complex, distributed software solutions. Solid proficiency in Go (Golang) and designing relational database data models. Practical experience building, debugging, and maintaining microservices architectures at scale. Demonstrated experience performing DevOps monitoring, observability, and supporting a large-scale SaaS platform
Requirements & Qualifications
- Strong problem solving foundations, knowledge of modern engineering practices, and interest in technology systems.
Perks & Benefits
- Official mentor support
- verified hiring timeline
- and career progression.
The employer seeks candidates proficient in the following core technologies:
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Engineers with 2+ years of experience proficient in Go, Next.js, DevOps are encouraged to apply.
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