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Software Engineer, AI Gateway

Software Engineer • Mid-level • Remote • Full-time • Italy 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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