Senior Software Engineer - AI Platform & CTO Office

Cacheflow; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kong Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Office of the CTO and work on high-impact greenfield AI and platform initiatives.

You will design scalable backend services, implement data-intensive components with PostgreSQL and Redis, and collaborate closely with senior engineers on architectural strategy. The role emphasizes building durable, high-availability systems across microservices and cloud environments, with opportunities to shape the tooling and developer experience for

Qualifications

• Strong production experience with Golang.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems at scale.
• Solid experience with PostgreSQL and Redis in production environments.

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

Distributed systems

PostgreSQL

Redis

High availability

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Kong Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Office of the CTO and work on high-impact greenfield AI and platform initiatives.

You will design scalable backend services, implement data-intensive components with PostgreSQL and Redis, and collaborate closely with senior engineers on architectural strategy. The role emphasizes building durable, high-availability systems across microservices and cloud environments, with opportunities to shape the tooling and developer experience for