Jobs at Kong

The Staff Design Technologist will oversee AI-enabled design workflows, bridging design and engineering, driving UI cohesion, and raising craft standards for technical product experiences.

Lead and execute strategic revenue programs and events for the CRO organization, including executive briefing and sponsorship programs, investor relations, SKO and incentive trip logistics, CRO operating rhythm and QBR coordination, and employee recognition/gifting. Manage vendor coordination, registration websites, budgets, procurement, and cross-functional stakeholders to drive revenue and retention.

As a Specialist Solutions Engineer at Kong, you will leverage AI and technical expertise to guide enterprise customers in architectural decisions, develop AI solutions, and mentor junior engineers while managing multiple projects.

Founding Staff SRE for Volcano: define SLOs/error budgets, architect multi-region Kubernetes infrastructure, build GitOps/CI-CD with ArgoCD/Helm/Terraform, scale managed Postgres/Redis/object storage, implement observability with Datadog/Prometheus/Grafana, lead incident response and SRE culture, and mentor cross-functional teams.

The Director of Scaled Customer Success will lead a global team to innovate and implement a digital-first customer success strategy, enhancing customer engagement through automation and AI-driven experiences.

The Deal Desk Manager will structure and execute deals while collaborating with sales, finance, and product teams to optimize processes and enhance revenue.

Lead AMS GTM planning and execution: fiscal modeling, headcount, quota and territory planning; design coverage models; monitor funnel, pipeline, forecasting and CRM accuracy; produce management reporting; drive deal velocity and process improvements; coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and support operating cadence for a hyper-growth sales organization.

Embed with business teams to design and build AI-powered tools, automations, and workflows; coach and enable staff; create reusable solutions, documentation, adoption metrics, and governance; mentor junior members and translate AI developments into practical enterprise applications.

Own the technical narrative for Kong's AI connectivity products, become a hands-on product expert, create technical content (white papers, demos, battlecards), enable sales and field teams, shape AI roadmap with market insights, drive category creation and integrated demand-gen campaigns, and monitor competitive landscape to support positioning and wins.