Senior Backend Engineer - AI Platform & Distributed Systems

Kong Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Office of the CTO and work on high-impact, greenfield AI infrastructure projects that shape the platform and engineering strategy.

You’ll design scalable backend systems in Golang, work with PostgreSQL and Redis, and collaborate with CTO and senior engineers to define architecture, tooling, and developer experience for AI-driven applications.

Qualifications

• Strong production experience with Golang.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems at scale.
• Solid experience with PostgreSQL and Redis in production environments.
• Experience building backend systems with high availability, scalability, and reliability.
• Strong systems thinking, debugging, and performance optimization skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build highly scalable distributed backend systems.
• Develop core services in Golang, with a focus on performance and reliability.
• Work with PostgreSQL and Redis to build robust, data-intensive systems.
• Architect systems that operate across microservices, networking layers, and cloud platforms.
• Collaborate closely with the CTO and senior engineers on strategic technical initiatives.
• Prototype and productionize new platform capabilities and internal tooling.
• Influence engineering direction and technical standards across Kong.

Skills

Golang production

Distributed systems design

PostgreSQL

Redis

Backend scalability

Performance optimization

Job description

Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Office of the CTO and work on high-impact, greenfield AI infrastructure projects that shape the platform and engineering strategy.

You’ll design scalable backend systems in Golang, work with PostgreSQL and Redis, and collaborate with CTO and senior engineers to define architecture, tooling, and developer experience for AI-driven applications.