Senior Software Engineer, AI Gateway
Core
Design, own, and lead the development of critical, high-performance components for Kong's AI Gateway using Golang to enable developers to securely and reliably connect, observe, and manage AI and ML services at scale.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (AI Gateway)
Builds
AI Gateway infrastructure and foundational layer for intelligent applications
Domain
Cloud-native infrastructure, distributed systems, AI/ML orchestration
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Golang, distributed systems, microservice architectures, API design, Kubernetes, Docker, networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, HTTP/2, gRPC), AI/ML infrastructure
Preferred skills
Open-source contributions, Nginx, Lua, service mesh technologies, AI frameworks (LangChain, PyTorch, TensorFlow), API gateway experience
Technologies
Golang, Kubernetes, Docker, TCP/IP, HTTP/2, gRPC, Nginx, Lua, LangChain, PyTorch, TensorFlow
Responsibilities
Design and develop high-performance AI Gateway components, influence technical roadmap and architecture, mentor engineers, drive testing and CI/CD best practices, resolve complex technical issues, collaborate cross-functionally
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship
