Senior Software Engineer, Insomnia
Kong
Posted: August 28, 2025
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We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in API management and a passion for building scalable solutions. The ideal candidate will have experience with API development, cloud computing, and a strong understanding of software engineering principles.
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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:
Kong is building the future of API management for developers. We’re a fast-growing, well-funded company with happy customers and motivated employees. Insomnia, acquired in 2019, is a full-lifecycle API development platform that has quickly become an integral part of Kong’s product portfolio.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Insomnia team at Kong, you’ll be working with a globally distributed team responsible for building the desktop Insomnia application, the accompanying insomnia CLI, and other adjacent products.
What you'll do:
• Work with a global team of engineers, designers, and leaders to create meaningful product experiences.
• Engage with the Insomnia open source community.
• Help maintain strong and healthy engineering standards by engaging in discussions, reviewing decisions and pull requests, and more.
• Any additional minor responsibilities necessary to build a great product in a small team.
What you'll bring:
• Strong coding skills, with an emphasis on the ability to build understandable and maintainable software while collaborating with others.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, evident in the quality of technical specifications, discourse, and quality of feedback.
• Empathy for your teammates and end users, reflected in how usable your product is, how you write your code, and how you work with others.
• Enthusiasm to learn and expand your knowledge!
• Bonus: An understanding of building software outside the web sandbox. Insomnia frequently requires engineering for specific platforms. E.g. Electron.
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About Kong:
Kong Inc., a leading developer of cloud API technologies, is on a mission to enable companies around the world to become “API-first” and securely accelerate AI adoption. Kong helps organizations globally — from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises — unleash developer productivity, build securely, and accelerate time to market. For more information about Kong, please visit www.konghq.com or follow us on X @thekonginc.