Account Development Representative (Chicago, IL) (Hybrid)

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If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

Kong is the API and AI gateway company powering the connections behind the world's most demanding digital businesses, and now, its AI agents. We're building the infrastructure layer that lets enterprises govern APIs, tokens, and autonomous agents with equal confidence.

Why Kong?

The Mission: We sit at the center of the shift from traditional API management to AI Gateway and token governance helping enterprises put guardrails around the agentic systems they're racing to deploy.

The Momentum: Category-defining product, enterprise logos, and a GTM engine built from the ground up for the AI era, not retrofitted onto one.

The DNA: We look for people who treat outbound as a craft, not a numbers game. Curious operators who want to run at the f