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Technical Architect, Cognizant
Community
Kong Champions
Community is the DNA of Kong. As we continue to grow, we are committed to fostering a strong community and creating opportunities for our customers and all Kong users to interact, to learn, and to share their expertise. Kong is driven by our community, and we are devoted to helping our customers to learn, grow, and be successful.
The Kong Champions program is our way of acknowledging and celebrating customers for being our, well, champions! From special opportunities to share your expertise, to early product access – not to mention the exclusive swag – there’s a ton to be gained by joining the inner circle of Champions.
Who are our champions?
Our Champions are our top advocates who play a key role in engaging and growing Kong’s global presence. They share their expertise and passion through forum discussions, blogs, video testimonials, webinars, or speaking at events. They are the core foundation of our community.
We have Champions all around the world, representing customers of all sizes and stages, as well as representatives of our open source user community and our partner ecosystem.
Why become a champion?
Professional Development: Show off your expertise and build your brand through created content, webinars & user calls, and speaking opportunities, like at our API Summit.
First Look: Get early access to new product features and be the first to share your feedback. You’ll have the chance to shape the future of our Kong products.
Connect with Peers: Meet your fellow Kong enthusiasts from around the world to share your wins (and problem-solve your challenges). Attend exclusive Kong Champion-only events curated specifically for this group.
And yes, there will also be extra-special swag!
What are the expectations?
As a Champion, you’ll tell us about your interests, goals, and your specific areas of expertise. We’ll share opportunities for ways you can contribute, as well as the rewards and swag that you can earn through these contributions. We ask all of our Champions to be active in our community and participate in at least 1 activity per quarter. Here are some examples of ways you can contribute:
What are the perks?
As part of the Champions program, we offer a wide range of perks. Some of these include:
Access to a private, Champions-only group
Direct links to our Product and Engineering teams to provide feedback
Recognition for your expertise in the broader market
Connection with other Kong users and industry leaders
The opportunity to shape the future of Kong and our products
Access to exclusive, Champions-only events
The ability to earn exclusive swag
Apply to Become a Kong Champion
Want to join our global network of passionate Kong users? Apply to become a Kong Champion today.
Our review committee evaluates applications on a monthly basis.
Kong Champions
Mert Akemlek
Senior Consultant , adesso SE
Nagashree Balasundaram
Principal Architect , LPL Financial
Stephani Bazata
Founder and Principal, Bazata Tech LLC
Vincent Behar
Senior Engineer, Ubisoft
Sven Bernhardt
Chief Integration Evangelist / Chief Architect, OPITZ CONSULTING Deutschland GmbH
Benjamin Bertow
Senior Technical Lead, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation
Aniket Bhat
Manager, Blue Altair
Nitya Bourdel
Tech Lead, API Management
Samuele Chiocca
Senior Solutions Engineer, SIGHUP
Frederico Dionisio
Senior Integration Consultant, Link Consulting
Ervis Duraj
Principal Software Engineer, MMS Technology
Jason Ehmke
CTO, DevGrid
João Esperancinha
Software Engineer, Vereniging COIN
Alvin Estrada
Enterprise Solutions Architect, Walmart
André Fernandes
Founder & Chief Product Officer, Vertigo Tecnologia
Anderson Gama
SRE, Gama Technology
Sachin Ghumbre
Technical Architect , Cognizant
Derric Gilling
CEO, Moesif
Vinita Gulati Dargan
Head, API and Microservices, Tata Consultancy Services
Fabian Hardt
Senior Consultant, OPITZ CONSULTING Deutschland GmbH
João Henriques
Technical Leader, Link Consulting
Patrick Huck
Senior Computer Systems Engineer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Daksh Jain
Senior SRE, Zscaler
Akshay Jha
CTO, Appdate
Pavan Keshavamurthy
Founder & CTO, Platformatory
Andrew Kew
CTO / Head of Platform, Keogh Innovation
Soumil Khandelwal
DevOps Engineer, Zepto
Shishir Khandelwal
DevOps Engineer, PhysicsWallah
Raweed Khatri
Enterprise Technical Architect, Accenture
Martin Kölbel
Principal Solutions Architect, Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Pablo Loschi
Principal Systems Engineer, Verve
Denis Magda
Director Developer Relations, Yugabyte
Musalannagari Manoj Kumar
DevOps Lead, MakoITLab
Daniel Matos
DevOps Engineer , Siemens
Saurabh Mishra
DevOps Lead , Global Payments
Sangameshwar Mokampalle
Analyst, Blue Altair
Guilherme Oliveira
Site Reliability Engineering L5, PicPay
Amrutha Paladugu
Kong API Engineer, Kenvue Inc
Deepanshu Pandey
Associate Staff Engineer, Nagarro
Akshay Pandey
Senior Associate , Cognizant
Ketaki Pandit
Senior Consultant , Blue Altair
Ludovic Pourrat
API Architect & API Catalyst
Gautham R V
Senior Associate , Cognizant
Raja Ravi Varman
Engineering Manager, CloudBees
Siddharth Saikumar
Cloud Security Engineering, Vanguard
Vishwasrao Salunkhe
Senior Product Software Engineer, Wolters Kluwer
Ayush Senapati
Software Engineer, Maersk
Aakash Sengupta
Senior API Developer , IDFC FIRST BANK
Mert Simsek
Senior Software Engineer, Beyn Tech
Gursimar Singh
Consultant, Independent
Aleksandr Skubi
IT Architect, Enefit
Alexander Suchier
Senior Managing Technical Consultant, NTT DATA Deutschland
Ragunath Sudalaimuthu
Senior Digital Engineer, CVSHealth
Akhil Sukhnani
Platform Engineer , Netskope
Madan Thangavelu
Sr.Director of Engineering, Uber
Avinash Upadhyaya
Senior Consultant, Platformatory
John Williams S P
Technology Architect, Accenture
Adam Zareba
Senior Software Engineer, Raiffeisen Bank International AG