Senior Software Engineer - AI Gateway
Core
Design, build, and maintain API management software and its underlying stack, focusing on proxying, load balancing, and database support.
Role type
Senior Systems Engineer (API Gateway)
Builds
Kong's core API management platform and AI connectivity infrastructure
Domain
API Management, Distributed Systems, Networking
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Server-side application development, Distributed systems design, Linux systems programming, Low-level optimization, Networking stack expertise (L4/L7), Troubleshooting and profiling
Preferred skills
AI/LLM concepts and application development, NGINX/OpenResty/Kong/LuaJIT, Envoy/Istio, Rust
Responsibilities
Design and implement innovative features for proxying and load balancing, Perform bugs troubleshooting and performance tuning, Engage with the open source community to extend Kong core, Bridge gaps between Kong and third-party deployment platforms
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
