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Staff / Sr. Staff Engineer, AI Gateway

San Francisco / London / Melbourne / Santa Clara / Tokyo …Full-time$140k–$185k2026-11-06
No visa sponsorship

Core

Architect, build, and scale core backend systems and microservices for the AI Gateway product that enables global enterprises to securely adopt and govern Generative AI.

Role type

Staff / Sr. Staff Software Engineer (Backend & Distributed Systems)

Builds

Scalable backend services, high-throughput APIs, and microservices for SaaS and on-prem/hybrid AI Gateway environments.

Domain

Cybersecurity / Generative AI / Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Golang, Python, Microservices Architecture, Distributed Systems, Networking (Layer 4-7, Proxy, TLS), Kubernetes, AI Coding Agents, System Design, Debugging

Preferred skills

GenAI Ecosystem (LLM providers, streaming, agentic protocols), Cybersecurity (SWG)

Technologies

Golang, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, RESTful/gRPC, LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini), LangChain, LlamaIndex

Responsibilities

Architect and build scalable backend services and high-throughput APIs; Integrate and audit AI-driven engineering tools; Design resilient distributed systems for streaming and proxy routing; Collaborate with global teams to translate AI features into software; Drive engineering excellence via reviews and mentorship; Debug complex systemic issues across microservices and networking layers.

Seniority

Staff / Sr. Staff, hands-on IC