Senior Software Engineer, Insomnia
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Job description
Kong is building the future of API management for developers. We're a fast-growing, well-funded company with happy customers and motivated employees. Insomnia, acquired in 2019, is a full-lifecycle API development platform that has quickly become an integral part of Kong's product portfolio.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Insomnia team at Kong, you'll be working with a globally distributed team responsible for building the desktop Insomnia application, the accompanying insomnia CLI, and other adjacent products.
What You'll Do
- Work with a global team of engineers, designers, and leaders to create meaningful product experiences.
- Engage with the Insomnia open source community.
- Help maintain strong and healthy engineering standards by engaging in discussions, reviewing decisions and pull requests, and more.
- Any additional minor responsibilities necessary to build a great product in a small team.
Requirements
If you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we're looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others., * Strong coding skills, with an emphasis on the ability to build understandable and maintainable software while collaborating with others.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, evident in the quality of technical specifications, discourse, and quality of feedback.
- Empathy for your teammates and end users, reflected in how usable your product is, how you write your code, and how you work with others.
- Enthusiasm to learn and expand your knowledge!
- Bonus: An understanding of building software outside the web sandbox. Insomnia frequently requires engineering for specific platforms. E.g. Electron.
