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This is a high‑impact, client‑facing engineering role with Fortune 50/500 scale opportunities.\n\nCompensation / BenefitsEquityBonusRemote workHealthcare benefits401(k) planDisability & life insurance\nResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and implement Kong-based solutions across cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environmentsLead hands-on implementation for API gateways, AI gateways, service mesh, and related connectivity techCreate automation frameworks, migration tooling, and reusable acceleratorsDrive migrations from legacy API management to KongCollaborate with customer teams and Kong stakeholders to solve complex technical challengesDevelop production-grade code, scripts, plugins, CI/CD integrations, and Kubernetes automationContribute to roadmap by feeding field learnings back to Product and EngineeringCreate reusable best practices, reference architectures, documentation, and design patternsSupport strategic customer initiatives involving AI connectivity and cloud-native modernization\nKey requirements8+ years in customer-facing engineering, platform engineering, professional services, SRE, or software engineering rolesHands-on software engineering and implementation experienceExperience with API gateways, API management, or distributed systemsStrong Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure expertiseExperience building automation frameworks, deployment tooling, CI/CD, or migration toolingProficiency in Linux, networking, cloud infrastructure, and DevOpsExperience with AWS, Azure, or GCPProgramming experience in Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, or LuaExperience with Infrastructure-as-Code and tools like Terraform, Helm, Ansible, or GitOps frameworksPreferred: background in API Management, Open Source, Middleware, SaaS, or Infrastructure software companiesStrong builder mindsetComfort with ambiguity and fast-moving enterprise environmentsExcellent communication and collaboration across technical and executive audiencesKubernetesCloud-native infrastructureCI/CD tooling","company":"Kong","rawCompany":"kong","city":"Bismarck","state":"ND","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-09-15T04:35:49.617Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Forward Deployed Engineer","description":"Overview\nAs a Forward Deployed Engineer at Kong, you work directly with enterprise partners to design and implement Kong-based solutions across cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environments. 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