Brazil
C6 Bank
GFT Technologies SE
Kong API Gateway Senior Developer - 136417
Brazil
Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil
AWSDockerKubernetes
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About the opportunity
What we're looking for:
Senior level professional who works with (APIs in Kong Gateway).
Big enough to deliver – small enough to care.
Responsibilities
Senior professional responsible for the end-to-end implementation and migration of APIs in Kong Gateway, focusing on custom plugin development in Lua, APIs deployment pipeline, configuration of various Kong types and scenarios, and the use of AI (MCP, StackSpot AI/GitHub Copilot) as an accelerator for engineering work. They will be involved in both migrating APIs from Axway and implementing new APIs directly in Kong, always following the client's defined standards and configuration scenarios – covering everything from route and service definition to custom Lua plugin creation and the deployment pipeline that supports the APIs lifecycle.
- Implement, configure, and migrate APIs in Kong Gateway (routes, services, upstreams, consumers), following the client's defined standards.
- Perform the migration of APIs from Axway to Kong, including rewriting policies in Lua when necessary.
- Develop custom Lua plugins for specific client needs (authentication, transformation, validation, routing, rate limiting) not covered by Kong's native plugins, adhering to established technical standards.
- Configure and maintain the APIs deployment pipeline (CI/CD) in Kong, including automation of publication, versioning, and configuration rollback.
- Configure Kong in the various types and scenarios defined by the Client (hybrid mode, DB-less, multi-environment), applying the correct scenario to each API
- Utilize MCP (Model Context Protocol) and AI tools approved by the Client (StackSpot AI, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate development, declarative configuration generation (deck), and Lua code analysis/review.
- Perform advanced troubleshooting of plugins, policies, and configuration scenarios in production.
- Apply the versioning and Kong configuration deployment best practices (GitOps/decK) already adopted by the Client.
- Provide technical support to other allocated professionals (API Developer, Testers, DevOps) on Kong configuration, migration, and plugin matters.
Suggested List (non-exhaustive) of Deliverables
- APIs implemented, migrated, and configured in Kong Gateway, ready for production, in compliance with Client standards.
- Custom Lua plugins developed, tested, and documented.
- APIs deployment pipeline (pipeline CI/CD) implemented and documented.
- Declarative configuration (decK/YAML) versioned by API/environment/scenario.
- Technical documentation for each plugin, applied configuration scenario, and migration performed.
- Reports on AI/MCP usage in the process (traceability of acceleration, as per practice already used in the project).
Mandatory Requirements
- Solid experience with Kong Gateway.
- Experience with API Gateway / API Management.
- Hands-on experience with Lua plugin development or customization.
- Experience with implementation, configuration, and migration of APIs.
- Knowledge of concepts such as Routes, Services, Upstreams, and Consumers.
- Experience with CI/CD and deployment automation.
- Experience with Git and GitOps practices.
- Knowledge of decK and declarative configuration/YAML.
- Experience with troubleshooting APIs and integrations.
- Knowledge of multi-environment setups and configurations.
- Experience with APIs REST and integration concepts.
- Knowledge of AWS, especially services related to APIs, infrastructure, and DevOps.
- Technical English for reading and understanding documentation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Axway to Kong migration.
- Experience with other API Management products, such as Apigee, WSO2, MuleSoft, or IBM API Connect.
- Knowledge of AWS API Gateway.
- Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes.
- Experience with Kong's Hybrid and DB-less architecture.
- Knowledge of automation and infrastructure as code.
- Experience with AI tools applied to software engineering.
- Knowledge of MCP (Model Context Protocol).
- Experience with GitHub Copilot and/or StackSpot AI.
Behavioral Description
We are looking for someone who:
- Enjoys teamwork and is collaborative in their tasks;
- Has the courage to challenge themselves and go beyond, embracing new growth opportunities;
- Transforms ideas into creative solutions and seeks quality in their daily routine;
- Possesses problem-solving skills;
- Has the ability and feels comfortable working independently and managing their own time;
- Is interested in dealing with adverse and innovative situations in the technological field.
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