Staff Solutions Engineer
Kong has an opening for a Staff Solutions Engineer in England, United Kingdom. It is listed as a full-time, staff/principal-level position.
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Kong has an opening for a Staff Solutions Engineer in England, United Kingdom. It is listed as a full-time, staff/principal-level position.
Reading the advert, the employer asks for 7+ years of experience.
Skills and tools named in the text include AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, SaaS and DevOps.
No salary is given in this listing, so check the official pay figures in the DGJ Insight section below where they exist.
Benefits mentioned in the advert: bonus.
The advert does not mention visa sponsorship. If you would move to United Kingdom for this job, check the official work permit route first (DGJ Insight lists it where we have it).
Dev Global Jobs found this job on Arbeitnow on Nov 6, 2026.
- Employer
- Kong
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level (from the title)
- staff/principal-level
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Found
- Nov 6, 2026 on Arbeitnow
- Employer text
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DGJ Insight
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Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025
UN living-cost index for United Kingdom (ICSC post adjustment 76.4), as of 1 Oct 2026.
Source: ICSC post adjustment classifications (icsc.un.org)
- Skilled Worker visa: Job offer from a licensed sponsor at the required skill and salary level; English requirement
- Health and Care Worker visa: Eligible health and social care roles with a licensed sponsor
- Global Talent visa: Endorsement as a leader or potential leader in a listed field
Official routes: UK Visas and Immigration (GOV.UK)
About the role
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01Are you ready to unlock intelligence?
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.
02About the Role
As part of our Sales organisation, Kong's Solution Engineers play an instrumental role in our continued growth and success as they align with our Account Executive team and lead the technical sale cycle with both new and existing customers. This is a position supporting Commercial accounts within the UK region. If you are someone who is motivated by the opportunity to drive new business while learning and evangelising our cutting-edge technology, we want to speak to you!
03What You'll Do
Support field sales in helping customers understand the value of the Kong API Management & Connectivity solutions.
Grow trusted client relationships throughout the entire sales lifecycle from initial discovery/ requirement gathering, to product reviews/ demos, and into production.
Support PoCs throughout the entire evaluation process.
Onboard and train new customers and establish revenue potential with existing customers.
Coordinate with support, product, and engineering teams to prioritize customer needs and ensure 100% satisfaction across assigned set of accounts.
Create technical documentation for DevOps, implementations, and services engagements.
Participate in creative lead generating activities such as creating blog posts, leading webinars, working industry events, etc.
And any additional tasks required by manager.
04What You'll Bring
7+ years of pre-sales Solution Engineering or relevant experience at a SaaS, Open-source or Enterprise Software company.
Experience working with Open-source technology.
Foundational knowledge/ understanding of API Management & Integration, Cloud computing trends, Open-source business models.
Confident ability to present and lead discussions with C or Director level executives as well as Product Managers and Engineers.
Enthusiasm for working in a high profile, fast-paced startup culture.
05Bonus Points
Previous experience with API Gateway or Service Mesh is preferred.
Experience with Docker or Kubernetes.
Strong knowledge of NGINX, HTTP, AWS, Postgres, and/ or Cassandra.
Fluency working on Linux OSes.
Familiarity with DevOps and CD/CI pipeline.
Any knowledge on DCOS/Mesos and Docker Swarm is a plus.
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06About Kong
Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, Kong’s unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic, on any model, any cloud. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.
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