Kong API Management / API Engineer
London - 5 days/week onsite
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
· Programming languages: Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages - Golang or Lua Script.
· Cloud-native operations: Practical, hands-on cloud-native experience.
· API management: Professional experience with API management technologies (e.g., Apigee, Kong, or MuleSoft).
· API design: Strong understanding of the OpenAPI Specification (OAS) for RESTful APIs.
· API security: Hands-on experience securing APIs at the gateway, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT validation, key-auth, and mutual TLS (mTLS).
· DevOps toolchain: Expertise across the DevOps toolchain, including CI/CD, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
· AWS: Experience with AWS services, including ECS, EKS, and MSK.
· API gateway: Hands-on experience with Kong API Gateway.
· Golang: Proficiency in the Golang programming language.
· Lua: Proficiency in the Lua programming language.
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