Software Engineer 2, AI Gateway

Overview Join the AI Gateway engineering team to help build and evolve Kong's API management stack for AI and LLM workloads. You will shape core features like multi-LLM routing, semantic caching, and high-scale components, partnering with a distributed team to deliver reliable, low-latency capabilities.

You'll work on proxying, load balancing, and platform integrations, driving performance and robustness. This role offers the chance to influence how enterprises govern AI-driven API traffic at scale. A strong candidate brings hands-on systems expertise and a proactive, ownership-driven approach.

Retribuzione / Benefits Equity Bonus Health, dental, and vision insurance Paid holidays and PTO Professional development opportunities Responsabilità Build and maintain API management software for AI/LLM stacks Develop features such as proxying, load balancing, and database support for Kong AI Gateway Troubleshoot bugs, tune performance, and perform low-level optimizations Bridge Kong with third-party deployment platforms and tooling Handle additional tasks as assigned by management Requisiti fondamentali 3+ years of server-side programming Hands-on experience with Golang or Rust Proven ability to build and debug highly scalable, distributed, reliable systems Strong Linux systems troubleshooting and profiling skills Experience with distributed systems and Linux networking on L7/L4 Comfortable working in a globally distributed team Strong ownership and communication skills (documentation written by engineers) Familiarity with AI/LLM concepts ownership clear written and verbal communication collaboration in a distributed team Golang Rust Linux systems programming and profiling

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