Staff Go Engineer for AI Cybersecurity Platform

Kai; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Kai is the AI company rebuilding cybersecurity for the machine-speed era. As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll be a technical leader and hands‑on contributor, driving critical initiatives from concept to production. You’ll architect, build, and mentor while partnering cross‑functionally with Product, AI, and Security.

This is a high‑impact role with enterprise‑grade expectations. You’ll design and build scalable microservices in Go, mentor engineers, and help ensure reliable, secure delivery in

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering with cloud-native architecture.
• Proven end-to-end project delivery across teams.
• Strong microservices, distributed systems, and API-driven design.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD in a cloud environment.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of major platform initiatives from design to deployment and post-launch success.
• Design, develop, and optimize distributed microservices for scale, reliability, and performance.
• Collaborate across teams — Product, AI, and Customer Success — to align architecture with business objectives.
• Drive engineering excellence through code quality, reviews, automation, and CI/CD best practices.
• Be a mentor and multiplier, guiding engineers through architecture decisions and trade-offs.
• Partner with leadership to align engineering strategy with product objectives and roadmap.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Microservices

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Go (Golang)

API design

Leadership

Mentorship

Tools

Azure

Job description

Kai is the AI company rebuilding cybersecurity for the machine-speed era. As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll be a technical leader and hands‑on contributor, driving critical initiatives from concept to production. You’ll architect, build, and mentor while partnering cross‑functionally with Product, AI, and Security.

This is a high‑impact role with enterprise‑grade expectations. You’ll design and build scalable microservices in Go, mentor engineers, and help ensure reliable, secure delivery in