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About the role:
Come help us build Kong India! In this role you will report directly to the Director of Technical Recruiting and partner with our Engineering leaders to hire and scale our new cross-functional location in Bangalore. You will be exposed to building and executing a worldwide engineering expansion strategy as a full cycle Recruiter with the opportunity to build and lead a team in the future. This person will also get to plan and manage recruiting events, activities and be the face of the company to all candidates.
Why should you want to work at Kong?
Market Opportunity - We are on a quest to build a $10b+ software company over the next few years and need YOUR help!
Why APIs Matter? APIs have been enabling innovation for decades!
Strong VC team, Series D, strong year over year revenue growth!
Technical Leadership - We are recognized as the leader in innovation in the connectivity space.
Marco, our CTO/co-founder - “We are the Cisco of L4 and L7” - CUBE Conversation, March 2021
We are the leading innovator in the connectivity space!
Amazing Team Culture - Come be a "Konger" and find out what we mean.
Great Place to Work Certified in 2020 2021
Kong employees exemplify our culture at our 2022 Sales Kickoff
Building Great Products - Learn why the world's largest companies love our tech!
Kong Named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant
Over 250m+ downloads of our open source API gateway! Over 40k+ stars on Github between Kong API and Kong Insomnia!
What You’ll Do:
- Collaborate with hiring managers to understand technical requirements and develop effective recruitment strategies
- Source and engage with potential candidates through various channels, including LinkedIn, referrals, social media, and networking events
- Conduct thorough screenings and interviews to assess candidates' technical skills and cultural fit
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, from initial sourcing to offer negotiation and onboarding
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future hiring needs
- Stay updated on industry trends and market conditions to ensure competitive hiring practices
- Maintain job postings for Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and external sources such as LinkedIn
- Work with the India Engineering Leadership team to assist with driving initiatives and developing processes -- referral program, company happiness, retention, training, etc.
What You Bring:
- 6+ years of experience in a full-cycle technical recruiting role with experience hiring world class TSE, CRE, and Engineering candidates (bonus points for GTM/GA recruiting experience).
- Deep understanding of the local technical landscape as it pertains to fast growth, late stage start-ups, as this will be your primary competitors for talent.
- Using data - both quantitative and qualitative - to influence hiring managers and leaders
- Ability to challenge ideas and effectively influence others
- Ability to distill complex information into a consumable and organized format with a focus on content, tone and structure
- Familiarity with relevant sourcing techniques (LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search strings, etc.)
- Great collaborator and partner to HRBPs, Finance, and other internal stakeholders
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Leadership experience is a big plus
- Experience Recruiting across APJ also a plus
What is a Konger?
We are a group of makers, thinkers, and doers focused on helping today’s developers build tomorrow’s technology. Our teams work on the bleeding edge of API innovation to provide our users with a central nervous system for data and services.
We put design at the heart of everything we do, and we’re relentlessly focused on creating beautiful experiences for our customers. That’s why technology companies, major banks, e-commerce innovators, and government agencies put Kong in front of their most important web applications.
We believe in the power of Open Source and everything it stands for. That’s why developers around the world enthusiastically contribute on top of our open-source platform.
We are passionate about solving challenges that will fundamentally shape the future of technology, and we’re looking for the right people to join us on our mission. If you believe in taking ownership of your work, making an impact, and having fun along the way, we would love to talk to you.
Kong Core Values:
Be Inclusive. We work together from anywhere to achieve our common goals. Our differences make us stronger.
Be Authentic. We are genuine, principled and confident without arrogance. Show respect and kindness, especially in tough moments.
Be Relentlessly Resourceful. We work with purpose, obsession and grit. It takes muscle to do hard things and doing hard things build muscle.
Be Customer Obsessed. We care. Customers are everything, we put them at the center of everything you do. We are all empowered to make an impact.
Be Curious. We value ideas over hierarchy. Never accept the status quo. We make bold bets, fail, and learn everyday. There is always a way.
Be an Owner. We are drivers not passengers and own the quality and outcomes of our work.
About Kong:
Kong is THE cloud native API platform with the fastest, most adopted API gateway in the world (over 300m downloads!). Loved by developers and trusted with enterprises’ most critical traffic volumes, Kong helps startups and Fortune 500 companies build with confidence – allowing them to bring solutions to market faster with API and service connectivity that scales easily and securely.
83% of web traffic today is API calls! APIs are the connective tissue of the cloud and the underlying technology that allows software to talk and interact with one another. Therefore, we believe that APIs act as the nervous system of the cloud. Our audacious mission is to build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind!
For more information about Kong, please visit konghq.com or follow @thekonginc on Twitter.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
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