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Software Engineer Ai Gateway

Location: Remote
Work mode: Remote
Type: full time
Listed: Jul 1, 2026

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Software Engineer AI Gateway at Kong. This role involves building and maintaining API management software for AI and LLMs, focusing on core features like multi-LLM routing, semantic caching, and MCP. Responsibilities include implementing new features, troubleshooting bugs, performance tuning, and optimizing low-level systems.

Skills and focus areas

server-side programming
golang
rust
scalable applications
distributed applications
reliable applications
resilient applications
linux systems troubleshooting
profiling
distributed systems
linux networking stack
computer systems programming

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