Curriculum Developer

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!

As a Curriculum Developer, you will be working at a dynamic and fast paced Startup as a member of the Education team. This team is responsible for creating and delivering both online and instructor-led training to Kong customers and partners.

This position is based in Bangalore, India and is a hybrid role.

What you'll be doing:

• Working with a diverse team of people from all over the worldBuilding curriculums and associated training materials to support our internal and external training needs
• Partnering with engineering and product management to understand our technical capabilities and developing content to enable technical audiences to understand how to best leverage our capabilities
• Producing quality learning content including but not limited to: presentation slides, instructor guides, lab instructions, assessment and credential questions, videos and course descriptions for both web-based training and instructor led training
• Deliver in-person and virtual instructor-led training offerings to diverse audiences including engineers, solutions architects, managers and operations personnel
• Analyzing customer training requirements developing appropriate learning objectives and test methods
• Develops flow diagrams and storyboards.
• Maintaining current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.

What you'll bring:

• Show passion and determination about technology
• 5+ years developing curriculum for technical or software training courses including instructor-led materials, self-paced e-learning modules, and job aids
• Self-awareness and strong communication skills are a must
• Thrive in an agile work environment that requires flexibility and self-direction
• Excellent organization, time management, and attention to detail
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and prioritize multiple projects and deliverables
• Understanding of Instructional Design Theories and experience using them
• Prior experience in API management preferred
• Proficient in Linux environments including Cloud and Development tooling (e.g. GitHub)
• Proven ability to write and edit content for the purpose of knowledge transfer and skill development; this includes collaborating with subject matter experts, instructors, and other stakeholders to explain technical concepts in simple terms
• Excellent grammar, punctuation, and formatting skills
• Demonstrated ability to apply adult learning principles to curriculum design and the development process
• Ability to cater to multiple learning methods and to match the appropriate methods with the subject matter and audience
• Experience working with a content management system, knowledge base, and/or online reference for learning
• Can explain the benefits of using APIs and API governance clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to travel to customer and Kong locations as needed

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 our2022 Sales Kickoff·
• 2022 Forbes Cloud 100 HonoreeBuilding 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 betweenKong API andKong Insomnia!