Engineering Manager, Managed Gateways Infrastructure

📋 Description

• Own and grow Kong's Managed Gateways Infrastructure engineering team in Bangalore - scaling the
• Own the reliability and scalability of a multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure platform serving
• Drive 4-9s (99.99%+) availability across Kong's global infrastructure footprint - owning capacity
• Act as a direct technical contributor when it counts - complex incidents, architecture reviews, and
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team building and operating Kong's SaaS
• Architect and implement robust, scalable, and fault-tolerant cloud-native systems using

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience leading and managing software engineering teams responsible for infrastructure
• Deep, current expertise in designing, deploying, and operating highly available distributed systems
• Extensive hands-on experience with Kubernetes (k8s) and container orchestration in production
• Proficiency in Golang or similar modern programming languages for infrastructure automation and
• Strong understanding of observability principles and experience with tools such as Prometheus
• Demonstrated ability to manage critical incidents personally, perform root cause analysis, and

🎁 Benefits

• Experience with open-source contributions or active participation in SRE/cloud-native communities
• Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer) or Kubernetes (e.g., CKA
• Background in companies focused on developer tools, infrastructure software, or API management