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Kong Inc.

Engineering Manager, Managed Gateways Infrastructure

Kong Inc.

. Own and grow Kong's Bangalore-based Managed Gateways Infrastructure engineering team .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeBangalore • IndiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading and managing engineering teams focused on infrastructure reliability and scalability, with a strong emphasis on cloud-native systems architecture and incident management. Proficient in driving automation and operational excellence across multi-cloud environments.

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Team LeadershipCloud Infrastructure ManagementKubernetes ExpertiseGolang ProficiencyIncident Response Management

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Hard Skills
Cloud-Native Systems ArchitectureDistributed Systems DesignMulti-Tenant SaaS InfrastructureAutomation and ToolingRoot Cause AnalysisService Level Objectives (SLOs)Service Level Indicators (SLIs)API Gateway TechnologiesObservability PrinciplesContainer Orchestration
Soft Skills
MentoringCollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunication
Tools & Technologies
AWSAzureGCPKubernetesPrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetry
Certifications & Qualifications
Cloud Platform CertificationsKubernetes Certifications
Industry Keywords
Infrastructure SoftwareAPI ManagementSRECloud-Native CommunitiesDeveloper Tools

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesPrometheusGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own and grow Kong's Bangalore-based Managed Gateways Infrastructure engineering team
  • Own the reliability and scalability of a multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure platform serving customers across regions and clouds
  • Drive 99.99%+ availability across global multi-region, multi-cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • Contribute directly to complex incidents, architecture reviews, and high-stakes implementations
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team
  • Architect and implement robust, scalable, fault-tolerant cloud-native systems using Kubernetes, Golang, and major cloud providers
  • Own infrastructure, reliability, on-call, incident response, and blameless post-mortems
  • Drive automation, self-service tooling, streamlined gateway deployment and management workflows, and reduced operational toil
  • Define, track, and report key SLOs and SLIs
  • Collaborate with Product, engineering, and support teams on roadmap decisions and operational readiness

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Proven experience leading and managing software engineering teams responsible for infrastructure and reliability in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
  • Track record of staying technically hands-on rather than purely delegating
  • Deep, current expertise designing, deploying, and operating highly available distributed systems on AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Extensive hands-on production experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
  • Proficiency in Golang or similar modern programming languages
  • Strong understanding of observability principles and experience with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or similar tools
  • Demonstrated ability to manage critical incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventative measures
  • Familiarity with API gateway technologies, service mesh, or network proxies is a significant plus
  • Experience with open-source contributions or active participation in SRE/cloud-native communities is a bonus
  • Cloud platform or Kubernetes certifications are a bonus
  • Background in developer tools, infrastructure software, or API management companies is a bonus

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • No specific benefits, perks, or compensation extras are stated in the posting