API Engineer

API Gateway & Cloud-Native API Engineer – Kong / Envoy

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced API Gateway & Cloud-Native API Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Kong API Gateway and/or Envoy Proxy/Envoy Gateway . The ideal candidate will have a strong programming background, preferably in Golang , combined with expertise in API management, API security, cloud-native technologies, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code.

The role will be responsible for designing, developing, securing, deploying, and supporting enterprise-grade APIs and API gateway/proxy solutions across Kong and Envoy environments.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities & Skills

• Programming Languages: Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, particularly Golang . Experience with Lua and/or Java is also highly desirable.
• API Gateway / Proxy Technologies: Professional hands-on experience with one or more API gateway or proxy technologies, including:
• Kong API Gateway
• Envoy Proxy / Envoy Gateway
• Apigee
• MuleSoft
• Kong API Management: Hands-on experience with Kong Gateway , including API routing, policies, plugins, configuration, and gateway management.
• Envoy: Professional experience with Envoy Proxy or Envoy Gateway , including configuration, routing, traffic management, and cloud-native proxy capabilities.
• Cloud-Native Operations: Practical hands-on experience working with cloud-native architectures and containerized environments .
• API Design: Strong understanding of OpenAPI Specification (OAS) and RESTful API design principles.
• API Security: Hands-on experience implementing API authentication and authorization at the gateway/proxy layer, including:
• OAuth 2.0
• OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• JWT validation
• Key-based authentication
• Mutual TLS (mTLS)
• DevOps & Automation: Strong experience across the DevOps toolchain, including:
• CI/CD
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Containerized deployments
• Infrastructure as Code
• Cloud Platforms: Strong understanding of deploying and operating API gateway/proxy solutions in cloud environments.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities & Skills

• Hands-on experience with both Kong and Envoy .
• Strong Golang development experience.
• Experience developing or extending Kong plugins using Lua .
• Experience with Java in API or cloud-native environments.
• Experience with AWS , particularly:
• ECS
• EKS
• MSK
• Experience with Kubernetes-based API gateway and proxy deployments .
• Experience with Envoy Gateway, service mesh, ingress, or cloud-native networking .
• Experience with API gateway migration, modernization, or platform engineering initiatives.
• Experience with API lifecycle management, traffic management, routing, rate limiting, authentication, authorization, and observability.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native security and networking principles.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, configure, and maintain enterprise API gateway and proxy solutions using Kong and/or Envoy.
• Implement secure API access using OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, mTLS, and key-based authentication .
• Develop and manage API gateway policies, plugins, routing, traffic management, and security controls.
• Configure and operate Kong Gateway and Envoy Proxy/Envoy Gateway within Kubernetes and cloud-native environments.
• Develop gateway extensions and custom functionality using Golang and/or Lua where required.
• Define and implement RESTful APIs using OpenAPI Specification .
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for API gateway and cloud-native deployments.
• Automate infrastructure and gateway deployments using Terraform .
• Work with Kubernetes-based environments including AWS EKS and other container orchestration platforms.
• Troubleshoot API gateway, proxy, networking, security, and integration issues.
• Collaborate with application, cloud, security, DevOps, and platform engineering teams.
• Support API platform modernization and migration initiatives across Kong, Envoy, and other API management technologies .

📩 Interested candidates can share their CV at: [email protected]