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Kong
About Kong
Kong is the company behind the open source Kong Gateway and the Konnect cloud platform for running, securing and observing APIs and AI traffic, plus the Insomnia API development tool it acquired in 2019. Security work shows up in two of its 118 postings: a Staff Software Engineer for identity and access management on Konnect, in Toronto and open to remote work, and a Senior Software Engineer acting as security champion for runtimes, based in Milan, Italy.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 2 security openings at Kong, 2 of which name a salary range.
Kong security openings
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Senior Software Engineer (Security Champion), Runtimes (shows the role here)
Security Engineering · Milan, Italy· 4w agoDetails
EUR 77,180–95,340/yr- CAD 195,800–245,800/yr
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Kong roles, country by country
Where Kong takes applicants, with the number of open roles for each country.
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Working at Kong
Augusto Marietti and Marco Palladino started the business in 2009 as Mashape, an API marketplace; it took the Kong name in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco. Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings).
2 security roles open at the last read2 open roles at Kong, confirmed on its careers system 12 Nov 2026.
Engineering employment; Toronto allows remote work, Milan does not.
Toronto, Canada, with remote work allowed, and Milan, Italy, on site, are the two locations.
Honest catches
- The salary note here is from its own postings rather than read from current postings, so use it as a guide, not as an offer.
Salaries at Kong
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
Both quote local currency (12 Nov 2026): CAD 195,800 to 245,800 a year in Toronto and EUR 77,180 to 95,340 a year in Milan.
2 of its 2 open roles give a salary, not enough to call any figure typical of Kong, so the note above stands. By specialty:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAM | 1 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Security Engineering | 1 | No rate stated | None stated |
Specialties Kong hires in
Open a specialty for its day-to-day work, the other employers hiring for it and its salary band.
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Kong: common questions
What salary does Kong offer security staff?
Stated per posting. Both quote local currency (12 Nov 2026): CAD 195,800 to 245,800 a year in Toronto and EUR 77,180 to 95,340 a year in Milan.
What sort of company is Kong?
Augusto Marietti and Marco Palladino started the business in 2009 as Mashape, an API marketplace; it took the Kong name in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco.
What is it like to work in security at Kong?
Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings). As a cloud and data company, its security work runs at infrastructure scale, with heavy cloud and identity focus.
What kind of employment are Kong's security roles?
Engineering employment; Toronto allows remote work, Milan does not.
Where are Kong's security jobs based?
Toronto, Canada, with remote work allowed, and Milan, Italy, on site, are the two locations.
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