Backend Engineer (Korean Bilingual) for AI Gateway

Woongjin, Inc; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

WOONGJIN INC. in Plano, Texas is building a high-performance AI gateway that routes, inspects, and governs traffic between enterprise clients and AI providers.

This role demands deep expertise in async Python, network programming, and cloud infrastructure to design a latency-sensitive gateway capable of handling massive streaming connections. You will work with FastAPI-based REST/Streaming APIs, Kubernetes and containerization, Redis/Kafka messaging, and secure inter-service communication with

Qualifications

• 3+ years in async Python and network programming.
• Experience with REST/Streaming APIs and FastAPI.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes and containerization.
• Experience with CI/CD and IaC tooling.
• Knowledge of cloud networking and security best practices.
• Korean language skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate a latency-sensitive AI gateway for enterprise traffic.
• Route, inspect, and govern traffic between clients and AI services.
• Implement streaming and high-throughput data paths for real-time LLM use.
• Develop REST/Streaming APIs and ensure secure, scalable interfaces.
• Collaborate with DevOps for deployment, monitoring and incident response.

Skills

Async Python

Network Programming

FastAPI

Cloud Infrastructure

Kubernetes

Streaming Data

Security & TLS

CI/CD Pipelines

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Istio/Envoy

Redis Streams

RabbitMQ

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Vault

Terraform

GitHub Actions

OpenAPI/Swagger

Job description

WOONGJIN INC. in Plano, Texas is building a high-performance AI gateway that routes, inspects, and governs traffic between enterprise clients and AI providers.

This role demands deep expertise in async Python, network programming, and cloud infrastructure to design a latency-sensitive gateway capable of handling massive streaming connections. You will work with FastAPI-based REST/Streaming APIs, Kubernetes and containerization, Redis/Kafka messaging, and secure inter-service communication with