Senior Software Engineer, AI Gateway is open at Kong in Milan, Italy. The posting gives a salary of €77K - €95K. Posted on Oct 26, 2026, and still on Kong’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Design and own core components of our AI Gateway, ensuring 99.99% uptime and low-latency performance for critical AI traffic. - Lead the implementation of features like prompt engineering, caching, and observability for AI services, writing clean, maintainable Golang and/or Python code. - Influence the technical roadmap and architecture, proactively identifying and mitigating technical debt to ensure long-term…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Kong’s careers page.
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Kong has 116 open roles right now, 54 of them remote. Most are in Sales & Business Development, Engineering and Customer Support. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $240K. See all its roles

