Lead platform services engineering at Kong Inc. as the Engineering Manager. Build and mentor high-performing teams while ensuring platform reliability and security.

Join the Platform Team at Kong, a leader in cloud API technologies. In this role, you will manage backend and platform engineers focused on critical services including authentication and authorization. This position emphasizes distributed systems expertise and active team leadership to manage mission-critical services.

Key Responsibilities: • Lead and mentor a team of 8–12 engineers • Foster a culture of reliability and operational excellence • Collaborate with product managers on roadmaps • Define engineering best practices in security and observability • Own incident response and operational performance

Requirements: • 3+ years in engineering management • 8+ years of software engineering experience • Strong knowledge of identity management technologies • Experience with cloud platforms and conta...