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· Mid-level
Software Engineer, AI Gateway
Software Engineer
• Mid-level
• Remote
• Full-time
•
Italy
Backend engineering role on Kong's AI Gateway team, building core features like multi-LLM routing, semantic caching, and MCP support for API/AI governance infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- ▹Build and maintain API management software for AI/LLMs
- ▹Implement proxying, load balancing, database support features
- ▹Troubleshoot bugs, tune performance, low-level optimization
- ▹Bridge gaps with third-party deployment platforms and tooling
Requirements
- ▹3+ years server-side programming experience
- ▹Hands-on Golang or Rust experience
- ▹Experience with scalable, distributed, resilient systems
- ▹Solid Linux systems troubleshooting and profiling
- ▹Distributed systems, Linux networking, L7/L4 protocols knowledge
- ▹Familiarity with AI/LLM concepts
Nice to have
- ▹Hands-on NGINX/OpenResty/Kong/LuaJIT experience
- ▹Hands-on Envoy or Istio experience
Soft skills
Strong ownership mindsetExcellent verbal and written communicationComfortable working with a remotely distributed team
About the company
Kong builds API and AI connectivity infrastructure (Kong Konnect), trusted by Fortune 500 companies to secure, manage and govern API and AI traffic.
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