Are you ready to power the World's connections?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.
About the role:We’re looking for a Senior UI Engineer with a passion for building technical tools and scalable design systems. You will be responsible for building UI features, integrations, tools, and custom single page applications. You will collaborate closely with the design org and work with cross functional engineering teams to uphold standards and consistency. You have a deep understanding of UI principles, an understanding of user experience, and the skill and drive to build scalable single page web applications.
Why should you want to work at Kong?Market Opportunity- We are on a quest to build a $10b+ software company over the next few years and need YOUR help!
-APIs are driving innovationacross every industry!
-Strong VC team, Series D, strong year over year revenue growth!
Technical Leadership- We are recognized as the leader in innovation in the connectivity space.
-Marco, our CTO/co-founder- We are the Cisco of L4 and L7 - CUBE Conversation, March 2021
-We are the leading innovatorin the connectivity space!
Amazing Team amp; Culture- Come be a "Konger" and find out what we mean.
-Great Place to Work Certifiedin 2020 amp; 2021
-Kong employees discuss our culture at our2020 Company Kickoff
Building Great Products- Learn why the world's largest companies love our tech!
-Kong Named a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant
-Over 250m+ downloads of our open source API gateway! Over 40k+ stars on Github betweenKong APIandKong Insomnia!What you'll do:
- Work with product managers, engineers, and product designers to create meaningful experiences.
- Build new features and improve upon existing ones.
- Help engineering and product become more effective by collaborating and inspiring everyone to achieve the best possible user experience.
- Prototype and build standards for creating engaging designs.
- Deliver high quality software and support it in a production environment.
What you'll bring:
- Experience building front end applications.
- Excellent visual and written communication skills, to collaborate effectively with design, product, and engineering teams.
- Experience with Sketch, Figma, Invision and other modern design tools.
- Extraordinary UI implementation skills using technologies like HTML5, CSS3, Vue.js.
- The ability to thrive in a rapidly changing, high-growth startup environment.
- The ability to validate your work with qualitative and quantitative data.
Bonus Points:
- You have worked on technical products and data visualizations.
- You have built SaaS, enterprise software, or developer tools.
- You have worked with typescript.
- You have built or collaborated on a component library.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
What is a Konger?We are a group of makers, thinkers, and doers focused on helping today’s developers build tomorrow’s technology. Our teams work on the bleeding edge of API innovation to provide our users with a central nervous system for data and services.
We put design at the heart of everything we do, and we’re relentlessly focused on creating beautiful experiences for our customers. That’s why technology companies, major banks, e-commerce innovators, and government agencies put Kong in front of their most important web applications.
We believe in the power of Open Source and everything it stands for. That’s why developers around the world enthusiastically contribute on top of our open-source platform.
We are passionate about solving challenges that will fundamentally shape the future of technology, and we’re looking for the right people to join us on our mission. If you believe in taking ownership of your work, making an impact, and having fun along the way, we would love to talk to you.
Kong Core Values:
Be Inclusive. We work together from anywhere to achieve our common goals. Our differences make us stronger.
Be Authentic. We are genuine, principled and confident without arrogance. Show respect and kindness, especially in tough moments.
Be Relentlessly Resourceful. We work with purpose, obsession and grit. It takes muscle to do har