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Hybrid in Poland
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This role supports the CTO's office of a large asset management company in managing the client's Kong API Gateway product. The position focuses on designing and developing backend applications, serverless components, and microservices that power enterprise-grade API management, security, and integration capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop backend applications, serverless functions, and microservices supporting enterprise API management
- Build and maintain REST APIs and API management solutions using Kong API Gateway and Kong Konnect
- Develop and deploy serverless components using AWS Lambda
- Collaborate within a SCRUM team, following Agile methodology
- Implement API security measures, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, SSL/TLS, and mTLS
- Support CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices for continuous deployment
- Monitor and troubleshoot production systems using CloudWatch and Splunk
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field; Master's degree in Computer Science is a plus
- 5+ years of experience designing and developing backend applications, serverless architectures, microservices, REST APIs, and API management solutions
- Practical experience with Kong API Gateway, Kong Konnect, REST APIs, API Management, API Security
- Proficiency in Node.js and/or Python
- Knowledge of AWS services: ECS, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation, Route 53, IAM, Secrets Manager
- Experience with DevOps and observability tools, e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, Bash, CloudWatch, and Splunk
- Experience with most of the following technologies: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, SSL/TLS, mTLS
- Experience working within a SCRUM team and Agile methodology
- Excellent communication skills, fluent in English, with the ability to work in a client-facing capacity
Nice to have
- Anthropic Claude / Claude API integration
- Prompt engineering