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Staff Software Engineer, Konnect Core Platform
Kong · San Francisco, California, United States · Washington, United States
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What Kong asks for
From Kong's Staff Software Engineer, Konnect Core Platform ad, checked 3 Nov 2026.
Identity platform engineering
At least 7 years of experience building production identity platforms at major providers, with a history of managing millions of daily authentication requests.
OAuth and OpenID standards
Deep knowledge of OAuth 2.0 extensions like PKCE and mTLS, OpenID Connect profiles, and newer standards such as OAuth 2.1 and GNAP.
Multi-tenant architecture
Designing multi-tenant identity systems that handle complex organizational hierarchies and isolate data between tenants.
Enterprise identity integration
Integrating identity platforms with enterprise systems using SAML federation, LDAP or AD bridges, and SCIM provisioning.
Cryptography and security
Working with cryptographic protocols, including key rotation, HSM integration, and advanced JWT patterns.
The ad asks for at least 7 years of experience building production identity platforms. Based in San Francisco or Washington state.
How the example answers the ad
Three of the five requirements above, each matched to a line in the example.
Identity platform engineering
“Led architecture for a multi-tenant identity engine handling 5.5 million daily authentication requests with 99.999 percent uptime.”
Managing 5.5 million daily authentication requests demonstrates experience building production identity platforms at a scale exceeding the seven year requirement.
Enterprise identity integration
“Designed a custom SCIM provisioning engine to sync enterprise user directories, resulting in a 60 percent decrease in manual account provisioning errors.”
Developing a SCIM provisioning engine for enterprise user directories addresses the integration of identity platforms with enterprise systems.
OAuth and OpenID standards
“Developed an mTLS-based authentication protocol for service-to-service communication, eliminating credential exposure risk across microservices.”
Building an mTLS-based protocol covers specific OAuth 2.0 extensions mentioned in the standards requirement.
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Grace Okonkwo · Staff Software Engineer
Summary
Staff Software Engineer with 8 years of experience in building identity and access management platforms. Architected multi-tenant authentication systems processing 5.5 million daily requests while reducing latency by 40 percent. Implemented OAuth 2.1 and OIDC standards across global cloud infrastructure. Integrated enterprise-grade SAML federation and SCIM provisioning for 500 plus Fortune 500 customers.
Experience
Staff Software Engineer · Salesforce
San Francisco, CA · 2023 - Present
- Led architecture for a multi-tenant identity engine handling 5.5 million daily authentication requests with 99.999 percent uptime.
- Engineered a key rotation strategy using Hardware Security Modules to secure cryptographic material for 2,000 organizational tenants.
- Reduced cross-region latency by 40 percent through implementation of localized identity caches and optimized global load balancing.
- Directed the migration of legacy SAML federation to OIDC-compliant workflows across 15 global data centers.
- Designed a custom SCIM provisioning engine to sync enterprise user directories, resulting in a 60 percent decrease in manual account provisioning errors.
Senior Software Engineer · Okta
San Francisco, CA · 2020 - 2023
- Scaled the core OAuth 2.0 gateway to support 2 million daily authorization flows through horizontal partitioning of database shards.
- Developed an mTLS-based authentication protocol for service-to-service communication, eliminating credential exposure risk across microservices.
- Automated the testing pipeline for OIDC conformance suites, accelerating release cycles by 30 percent.
- Collaborated with security teams to audit and patch vulnerabilities in JWT token issuance patterns, reducing token theft incidents by 85 percent.
Software Engineer · Microsoft
Redmond, WA · 2018 - 2020
- Developed modular microservices for Active Directory integration, processing 500,000 daily user lookups.
- Implemented OAuth 2.0 scopes and role-based access control policies for internal developer tools.
- Contributed to the design of API rate-limiting algorithms, preventing unauthorized access patterns from consuming backend resources.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science · University of Washington
Seattle, WA · 2014 - 2018
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.9 GPA.
- Served as lead teaching assistant for Distributed Systems curriculum.
- Published research on scalable network protocols for cloud environments.
Skills
Frequently asked questions
Is the example from an employee?
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Do I need to meet every requirement listed?
No. Kong encourages you to apply even if you do not meet every single criterion, as they look for candidates who are strong in several areas and capable in others.
What level of scale should my experience show?
The role requires experience with high-performance systems and identity platforms that handle millions of authentication requests every day.
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