Staff Golang Engineer — AI Security Platform (Equity)

Kai; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Equity options

Supportive work environment

Job summary

Kai in San Jose, CA is seeking a Staff/Senior Staff Engineer to lead the design and delivery of critical initiatives. This hands-on role requires 8–12+ years in software engineering, expertise in microservices and cloud-native architecture, and ability to mentor engineers. Candidates should be proficient in Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD practices. Kai offers a supportive work environment with competitive salaries and equity options.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in software engineering with cloud-native experience.
• Proven record of driving technical projects end‑to‑end.
• Strong hands-on background in microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of major platform initiatives.
• Design, develop, and optimize distributed microservices in Golang.
• Collaborate across teams to align architecture with business objectives.

Skills

Software engineering

Cloud-native architecture

Microservices architecture

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Communication

Leadership

Tools

Azure

gRPC

Message queues

Job description

Kai in San Jose, CA is seeking a Staff/Senior Staff Engineer to lead the design and delivery of critical initiatives. This hands-on role requires 8–12+ years in software engineering, expertise in microservices and cloud-native architecture, and ability to mentor engineers. Candidates should be proficient in Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD practices. Kai offers a supportive work environment with competitive salaries and equity options.