Kong Inc.
API • SaaS • Enterprise
Kong Inc. is a company that provides a comprehensive API platform designed to facilitate API management, AI integration, and developer productivity. It offers solutions like Kong Gateway, Kong Konnect, and a variety of other tools targeted at managing and optimizing the API lifecycle. Kong's platform supports multi-cloud environments and is built to deliver high performance and security. It is notably recognized by Gartner as a leader in API management and supports innovations across industries like financial services, healthcare, and technology. The company emphasizes flexibility, security, and speed, making it a favored choice for enterprises looking to enhance their digital services through APIs. Kong also supports a robust community of developers and provides extensive integrations and plugins to streamline API management and operations.
Staff Solutions Engineer
November 10
Kong Inc.
API • SaaS • Enterprise
Kong Inc. is a company that provides a comprehensive API platform designed to facilitate API management, AI integration, and developer productivity. It offers solutions like Kong Gateway, Kong Konnect, and a variety of other tools targeted at managing and optimizing the API lifecycle. Kong's platform supports multi-cloud environments and is built to deliver high performance and security. It is notably recognized by Gartner as a leader in API management and supports innovations across industries like financial services, healthcare, and technology. The company emphasizes flexibility, security, and speed, making it a favored choice for enterprises looking to enhance their digital services through APIs. Kong also supports a robust community of developers and provides extensive integrations and plugins to streamline API management and operations.
📋 Description
• Support field sales in helping customers understand the value of the Kong API/Connectivity Management platform • Understand customer requirements and how the Kong platform can help. Grow trusted client relationships throughout the entire sales lifecycle, from initial product reviews to production • Support PoCs throughout the entire evaluation process • Ensure 100% customer satisfaction across the assigned set of accounts • Prioritise customer needs and coordinate with support, product, and engineering teams to help support customer needs • Create technical documentation for DevOps, implementations, and services engagements • Support top-of-funnel marketing by creating blogs, webinars, and participating in trade shows and field events. • And any additional tasks required by the manager
🎯 Requirements
• 7+ years of software engineer and/or sales engineer management experience at SaaS, Open Source or Enterprise Software company • Solid understanding of cloud computing trends and open source business models • You are a strong listener and communicator • You can confidently lead a discussion with a group of Product Managers, Engineers, and Executives • Enthusiasm for working in a high-profile, fast-paced startup culture • Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and other cloud native platforms • Experience with APIs, CI/CD automation frameworks and AI and LLM technologies.
🏖️ Benefits
• Health insurance • Professional development opportunities
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