Integration Developer

About the Role:

Our GenAI platform uses an API Gateway as the central integration point for all services,

including AI agents, third-party APIs, and internal microservices. While Kong API Gateway is the primary platform used within the environment, we welcome candidates with strong experience in other enterprise APIM platforms (e.g., Apigee, MuleSoft, Azure APIM, AWS

API Gateway, WSO2, etc.).

As our APIM Engineer, you will own the design, deployment, and operation of the API management platform, ensuring high availability, security, and optimal performance for enterprise workloads, with Kong experience considered a strong advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

● Deploy Kong API Gateway on GKE with high availability configuration

● Design and implement API routing strategies for multi-tenant use cases

● Configure Kong plugins for authentication (API keys, OAuth), rate limiting, and request transformation

● Build abstraction layer for 3rd party APIs (Salesforce / CRM Systems, Journey

Analytics Systems, Microsoft Graph, ElevenLabs)

● Implement request/response transformation and protocol translation

● Configure circuit breakers, retry policies, and failover strategies

● Establish API versioning and deprecation policies

● Create monitoring dashboards for API traffic, latency, and error rates

● Document API standards and onboarding guides for use case teams

● Support LLM provider integration with caching and cost optimisation

Required Skills

(Candidates with strong experience in any enterprise APIM platform are encouraged to apply. Kong expertise is highly preferred.)

● 4+ years experience with API gateway technologies

● Experience deploying Kong on Kubernetes

● Proficiency in Kong plugin configuration and custom plugin development (Lua)

● Strong knowledge of API security patterns (OAuth 2.0, API keys, JWT validation)

● Experience with rate limiting, throttling, and quota management

● Understanding of REST API design principles and OpenAPI specifications

● Familiarity with service mesh concepts and ingress controllers

Desirable Skills

● Experience with LLM API integration (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI)

● Knowledge of declarative configuration and GitOps workflows

● Background in CRM and enterprise application integration

● Experience with Kong Enterprise features (Dev Portal, Analytics)

● Familiarity with gRPC and GraphQL proxying