About the job
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Are you passionate about programming and excited to tackle innovative challenges? If you feel you may not meet every criterion but are eager to contribute, we encourage you to apply. We value strong candidates with a mix of skills and interests.
About the Role:
At Kong, we're embarking on groundbreaking projects to enhance the leading API platform for developers. We're seeking a talented Software Engineer who has a deep passion for Scheme and Rust, particularly in the realms of interpreters and compilers.
Are You Ready to Join the API Revolution?
Your Responsibilities:
Design and implement a Rust-based transpiler for a Scheme-oriented Domain Specific Language.
Create tools to enhance the developer experience (including playgrounds, documentation, and LLM code generation).
Troubleshoot bugs, optimize performance, and enhance the efficiency of the transpiler-generated code.
Collaborate with a world-class engineering team distributed globally.
Your Qualifications:
5+ years of programming experience with proven expertise in Rust.
Experience in developing Rust-based transpilers, compilers, and interpreters.
Ability to thrive in a remotely distributed team environment.
Strong sense of ownership and exceptional verbal and written communication skills—our engineers write documentation for their products.
What Defines a Konger?
We are a collective of creators, thinkers, and doers dedicated to empowering today’s developers to build tomorrow’s technology. Our teams operate at the forefront of API innovation, providing our users with a centralized framework for data and services.
Design is at the core of everything we do, and we are passionately committed to crafting beautiful experiences for our customers. That’s why leading technology firms, major financial institutions, e-commerce pioneers, and government agencies trust Kong for their most critical web applications.

