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Kong jobs
25 open tech jobs. We read every job from the Kong job board (Ashby) and check it every day. We last read the job board 8 min ago.
- Backed by
- Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Tiger Global, Balderton, Teachers' Venture GrowthChecked Nov 9, 2026
Key numbers
Open jobs25
New jobs since Nov 7, 20260
Median posted pay$170K–$221KBase pay a year
Newest round on recordNov 19, 2024Series E
What they do
Kong Inc. builds a platform that secures, manages, and governs API and AI traffic. Organizations use it on any model and any cloud.
An AI model wrote this summary from the text of the company. Checked Nov 9, 2026.
Funding
Funding rounds on record
| Date | Round | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2024 | Series ELed by Tiger Global | $175 million | Article |
Rounds can be missing, and a record can have errors. Use each link to check a round. An AI model read these rounds from public news articles. We last checked them on Nov 9, 2026.
Investors
- Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) portfolio page, checked Nov 8, 2026
- Balderton
- Teachers' Venture Growth
- Tiger Global
An investor with a link lists Kong on that page. The other investors come from the funding rounds on this page.
Hiring trend
Is Kong hiring?
Yes. On Nov 9, 2026, Kong has 25 open tech jobs on its own job board, most of them in software engineering (17) and infrastructure, platform and SRE (4). We started to check its job board on Nov 6, 2026. Since then, it has added 1 new job and closed no jobs. 64% of its open jobs have posted pay. The median posted base range is $170K to $221K a year (from 8 jobs).
- With posted pay
- 64%
- Remote
- 28%
- New jobs since Nov 7, 2026
- 0
- Closed jobs since Nov 7, 2026
- 0
Jobs at Kong each day
| Day | Open jobs | New jobs | Closed jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
We started this daily count on Nov 7, 2026. We show a chart after 14 days of data. A day is a UTC day, and the last day can change until it ends.
How long do Kong jobs stay open?
We do not have enough data yet. We show this number after we see at least 10 jobs open and then close on the Kong job board. Jobs that were open before we started to check do not count, because we do not know when they started.
Which job types does Kong hire for?
One job can have more than one job type.
Where are the jobs?
The top 8 of 12 locations, as the company writes them. 28% of open jobs are remote.
Posted pay at Kong
How much does Kong pay?
On Nov 9, 2026, the median posted base salary range at Kong is $170K to $221K a year. This median comes from 8 open tech jobs with a yearly pay range in US dollars. The highest posted top of range is $275K. 64% of the open jobs at Kong have posted pay. The numbers show base salary only, without stock or bonus.
Infra, platform & SRE
- All levels3 jobs with pay$150K–$185Khighest $275K
Software engineering
- All levels3 jobs with pay$192K–$270Khighest $274K
- Level not stated2 jobs with pay$191K–$243Khighest $274K
Product management
- Staff2 jobs with pay
Reported pay at Kong
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Open tech jobs at Kong
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Sources
- Kong job board (Ashby)Checked Nov 9, 2026
- News articlesChecked Nov 9, 2026
- AI summaryChecked Nov 9, 2026
- Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) portfolio pageChecked Nov 8, 2026
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