KONG Developer

Location : Greater Noida

Experience : 3–5 Years

Role : Full-time / On-site

About the Role

We are hiring Kong Developers who will work on developing, configuring, and maintaining API solutions using Kong Gateway . You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to build secure, scalable, and efficient API integrations.

Key Responsibilities

API Gateway Development

Configure and manage Kong entities (services, routes, plugins, upstreams).

Implement API transformations, routing rules, and traffic policies.

Develop and maintain custom Lua scripts for basic customization needs.

API Integration

Integrate Kong with backend systems, microservices, and legacy APIs.

Create and maintain API lifecycle components (versioning, rate limiting, auth policies).

Work on load balancing, caching, request / response modifications, and logging.

Security & Reliability

Implement API authentication and authorization using OAuth2, JWT, Key-Auth, etc.

Ensure API performance, stability, and uptime using monitoring and logging tools.

Testing & Troubleshooting

Perform unit testing, integration testing, and functional testing for APIs.

Diagnose and resolve issues related to routes, plugins, latency, and service failures.

Deployment & Collaboration

Collaborate with DevOps teams to deploy configurations using CI / CD pipelines.

Participate in code reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing.

Required Skills

3–5 years of experience in API development and integration.

Hands-on experience with Kong Gateway configuration and management.

Basic to intermediate knowledge of Lua scripting .

Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices, and JSON protocols.

Experience with API security (JWT, OAuth, rate limiting, etc.).

Familiarity with tools like Git, Jenkins, Postman, and Linux.

Good debugging and problem-solving skills.

Good to Have

Exposure to container and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).

Experience with OpenAPI / Swagger specs.

Knowledge of other API gateways is a plus.

Experience working with logging / monitoring tools.

Who Should Apply

API developers who enjoy building and integrating scalable API solutions. Engineers looking to grow in API gateway specialization and Kong plugin development.