# Senior Software Engineering Manager, Managed Gateways SREs at Kong

- Company: Kong
- What the company does: Backed by Index, NEA and a16z.
- Company website: http://konghq.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Washington, United States
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $153K to $218K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-23
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kong/da83b9b4-a4ab-40af-99ac-0c3fabae3cc5
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/kong-senior-software-engineering-manager-managed-gateways-sres/

## About the role

Build Kong's Managed Gateways SRE team in Seattle, Washington from the ground up - hiring, setting the bar, and staying hands-on in enterprise implementations as the team ramps. Act as a direct contributor to critical implementations and reliability work in the early stages, with outcomes that materially move the needle on Managed Gateways' growth and business performance.

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