Senior Software Engineer, Control Plane is open at Kong in Milan, Italy (hybrid). The posting gives a salary of €77K - €95K. Posted on Oct 23, 2026, and still on Kong’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Design and implement core features for the Kong Gateway Control Plane, primarily using Golang. - Own the full lifecycle of services, from architectural design and implementation to deployment and operational excellence. - Lead technical discussions and architectural decisions to prevent technical debt and ensure our commitment to 99.99% uptime. - Influence the technical roadmap for our cloud-native components…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Kong’s careers page.
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