Job highlights

- 3-9 years of experience in API Management,Middleware,or Platform Engineering
- Experience with cloud-native and microservices architectures preferred
- Required Skills
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience with Kong Gateway Administration
- Experience

Job Summary The Software Engineer Associate Manager puts the system user at the center of everything they do; ensuring that users receive the most value out of the products being developed. The Software Engineer Associate Manager develops test driven code all day and every day. They own and manage running their application in production and is accountable for the success of their digital products through achieving key performance indicators. The Software Engineer Associate Manager selects, leads, counsels, motivates, sets expectations and evaluates small to medium teams. Additionally, they advise direct reports on administrative policies and procedures, risks, issues, problem resolution, and priorities. This person assists in defining, implementing and prioritizing IT policies, procedures, and best practices. The Software Engineer Associate Manager influences team and business results. Looking for a skilled Kong Administrator / AI Gateway Engineer with experience in API Gateway management, Kong administration, and knowledge on AI/LLM proxy development

Required Skills

- Kong Gateway (OSS/Enterprise)
- API Management API Lifecycle Management
- AI Gateway / LLM Proxy Development
- OpenAI / Azure OpenAI Integration
- REST APIs, GraphQL
- OAuth2, JWT, OIDC, API Security
- Kubernetes, Docker,



Helm
- CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
- Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Splunk
- Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Kong AI Gateway Configuration Administration
- LLM Traffic Routing, Load Balancing and Failover Management
- Prompt Management, Prompt Security and Guardrails
- AI Security, Responsible AI and Model Governance
- Token Usage Monitoring, Rate Limiting and Cost Optimization
- Multi-LLM Integration (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Mistral, Llama)
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Architecture Concepts

- Vector Databases
- LLMOps, AI Observability and Model Performance Monitoring
- AI API Governance, Compliance and Data Protection
- Prompt Caching, Semantic Caching and Response Optimization
- Model Gateway Policy Development and AI Consumption Controls
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) and AI Agent Integration Concepts
- GenAI Platform Engineering and Enterprise AI Enablement

Experience

- 3-9 years of experience in API Management, Middleware, or Platform Engineering.
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience with Kong Gateway Administration.
- Experience with cloud-native and microservices architectures preferred.

Primary Skills

- Software Development

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