Kong Experts in Berlin
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Tino T.
Last position:
Director Technology at Forte Digital Germany
- Leading 20+ staff in development, site reliability engineering, and architecture.
- Leading the group-wide agentic AI initiative (Norway, Poland, Germany).
- Hands-on solution architect and AI consultant for over 50% of my working time on client projects in the publishing sector – from local publishers to international corporations.
- Strategic consulting and technical implementation of AI workflow platforms (n8n, Workato).
- Developing prototypes for traditional, AI-based, and agentic AI workflows.
Sanju B.
Last position:
Portfolio for Content Management System (Flask, SQLAlchemy, Bootstrap)
- Created a CMS-driven portfolio app for showcasing projects with user authentication, CRUD operations, and Guest Mode.
- Designed and implemented full-stack architecture using Flask, SQLAlchemy, and Bootstrap 5.
- Integrated secure authentication and CSRF protection mechanisms.
- Deployed production-ready web app using Docker and Railway.
- Achieved full project cycle completion: design, development, testing, deployment, and documentation.
- Demonstrated Agile development principles and industry-standard software engineering practices.
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About the technology
API gateway basics
Kong is used to manage traffic between clients and backend services. It sits in front of APIs and handles routing, authentication, rate limiting, logging, and request transformation. Many teams use Kong Gateway to keep their services safer and easier to change.
Where it fits
Kong works well in microservice setups, hybrid cloud environments, and platform teams that need one control point for many APIs. It is also common in service mesh and internal platform work.
- Public API gateways
- Internal service traffic control
- Authentication and access policy
- Observability and traffic shaping
Ecosystem and tools
Strong Kong specialists know the gateway, plugins, and declarative config. They also work with Kong Konnect, Kubernetes, OpenResty-based deployments, and common identity tools such as OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect. Good delivery includes clean config, safe rollout steps, and clear documentation.
When to hire
Companies bring in freelance Kong experts when APIs become hard to govern or changes start breaking traffic paths. That often happens during platform rebuilds, cloud migration, gateway consolidation, or when teams in Berlin need short-term help across product and infrastructure groups.
What strong experts do
A good specialist understands routes, services, consumers, plugins, and upstream behavior. They can debug auth failures, reduce latency, and explain why a request is blocked or transformed. They also know how to keep config readable so future changes are low risk.
Deliverables
Typical work includes gateway design, plugin setup, policy enforcement, migration from older API proxy setups, and production troubleshooting. Strong freelancers leave behind reusable config, rollout notes, and monitoring guidance. That makes Kong easier to operate long after the project ends.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Kong.
Kong is used to manage and protect API traffic between users, apps, and backend services. Teams rely on it for routing, authentication, rate limiting, and request/response transformation. It is a common fit when many services need one consistent gateway layer.
Kong is usually chosen when teams want an API gateway with a strong plugin model and flexible deployment options. Compared with NGINX, it gives more gateway-specific features out of the box; compared with Apigee, it is often lighter to adapt to platform teams; compared with Tyk, the choice often comes down to governance needs and operational style.
A strong Kong specialist usually knows HTTP fundamentals, authentication flows, JSON and YAML config, and Kubernetes or cloud deployment patterns. Experience with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, logging, observability, and CI/CD also helps. Without those adjacent skills, gateway work tends to stay fragile.
A small route or plugin change can be handled by a focused Kong expert. A gateway migration, plugin redesign, or move from an older proxy setup needs someone who has seen production edge cases before. The right level depends on how much traffic and policy logic already lives in the gateway.
Yes. Kong work is often remote because most tasks live in config, test environments, and infrastructure code. For Berlin teams, hybrid collaboration can help during rollout or incident review, but many projects run well with remote access and clear change control.
Ask for examples of production gateways, not just lab setups. A good Kong freelancer can explain plugin order, auth flows, observability, rollback planning, and how they handled a traffic issue under pressure. Clear documentation and calm troubleshooting matter as much as setup speed.
No. Kong is used for public APIs, partner APIs, internal service traffic, and platform control in microservice environments. Some teams also use Kong Gateway for policy enforcement between services that never leave the private network.
Before working with a Kong specialist, gather current routes, plugin lists, auth rules, and deployment details. It also helps to share error logs, traffic patterns, and the target state for your gateway. That gives the expert a faster path to safe changes and better recommendations.
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Kong
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Countries:
Berlin 
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