Staff / Sr. Staff Engineer, AI Gateway
Core
Architect, build, and scale core backend systems and microservices for the Netskope AI Gateway product, enabling 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 the AI Gateway platform (SaaS and on-prem/hybrid)
Domain
Cloud Security, Generative AI, Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Golang, Python, Microservices Architecture, Distributed Systems, Networking (Layer 4-7, Proxy, TLS, DNS, TCP/IP), Kubernetes, Docker, System Design, AI-Assisted Coding Workflow, Debugging Complex Systems
Preferred skills
GenAI Ecosystem (LLM providers, MCP, A2A, LangChain), Cybersecurity (SWG, ZTNA, DLP), Cloud Platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), Event Streaming (Kafka), Observability (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana)
Technologies
Golang, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kafka, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, LangChain, LlamaIndex
Responsibilities
Architect and build highly concurrent, robust backend services and high-throughput APIs; Integrate and audit AI-driven engineering tools to ensure code quality and security; Design distributed systems for scale, resilience, and low latency; Collaborate with global engineering and AI research teams to translate features into scalable architectures; Drive technical excellence through architectural reviews, code reviews, and mentorship; Resolve complex systemic roadblocks and manage production ownership.
Seniority
Staff / Sr. Staff, hands-on IC with strategic impact