Senior Golang Engineer
full-time•Shanghai
About this role
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About Insomnia at Kong:
Kong creates software and managed services that connect APIs and microservices natively across and within clouds, Kubernetes, data centers and more using intelligent automation.
Insomnia, acquired in 2019, is a full-lifecycle API development platform that has quickly become an integral part of Kong’s product portfolio.
Built for developers, by developers, Insomnia enables collaborative API design, debugging and testing with the most popular API protocols (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP and Websockets). As an open source platform with ~25K stars on GitHub, Insomnia has received rave reviews in the community thanks to its intuitive UI, snappy performance and diverse plugin ecosystem.
The Insomnia team is on a mission to make API innovation frictionless. We know that APIs never rest, but that shouldn’t keep you up at night. With an emerging enterprise business and more than 160,000 developers leveraging Insomnia at the world’s most innovative companies, we’d love for you to join us on this journey to build the API workflows that developers have always dreamed of.
Follow Insomnia updates at @GetInsomnia on Twitter. Check out the repo here: https://github.com/Kong/insomnia. Read more about Kong: http://konghq.com
About the role:
Insomnia is a popular API development platform that includes an API client, API designer, API testing and more, that millions of developers around the world use to build digital products across both Top Global 2000 organizations, and individual developers at smaller organizations.
Insomnia is a growing product and it is an important part of Kong’s strategy. Check out the repo here: https://github.com/Kong/insomnia. Read more about Kong https://konghq.com
As a Senior Golang Engineer, you will be responsible for developing new features and tools for Insomnia, a powerful open-source API client used by millions of developers worldwide. You will also build and maintain APIs in Golang that support complex application features. Additionally, you will serve as the primary point of contact for backend system changes and oversee system deployments in GCP.
What you’ll be doing
Developing high-quality code within a React.js presentation layer.
Designing and implementing APIs to support innovative Insomnia features.
Developing Golang APIs to enable Insomnia’s cloud functionalities.
Rapid development of APIs to extend the features of Insomnia Cloud.
Creating automated tests to validate code behavior and prevent regressions.
Collaborating as a key member of a small, globally distributed agile software development team to deliver features end-to-end.
Performing any other duties as assigned by management.
What you’ll bring
6+ years of professional experience in TypeScript and Golang development.
Demonstrated experience building Electron applications.
Proven ability to collaborate within an agile and distributed team.
Practical application of relational databases and SQL.
Expertise in RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
Strong track record of producing well-structured and thoroughly tested code.
Highly proficient in Git and GitHub workflows.
Superior verbal and written communication skills.
Experience contributing to product documentation with technical writing teams.
Bonus Points:
Possesses experience in security engineering.
Demonstrates expertise in C/C++
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About Kong:
Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform, Kong Konnect, enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.
What you'll do
- As a Senior Golang Engineer, you will develop new features and tools for Insomnia and build and maintain APIs in Golang. You will also oversee system deployments in GCP and serve as the primary point of contact for backend system changes.
About Kong
Powering the API World. No AI without APIs.
Kong enables any company to become an API-first company. Kong’s unified cloud native API platform is easy to use and works in any environment — unleashing developer productivity, automating security, and boosting performance of APIs and microservices at scale.
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