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Senior Software Engineer (AI)

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Hiring Remotely in US
Senior level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in US
Senior level
The Senior Software Engineer will build cloud-native products, manage APIs, mentor junior engineers, and innovate solutions for complex technical problems.
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Who we are.

Solo enables companies to Connect, Secure and Observe modern applications – APIs, Microservices and Data – with the industry’s leading API and Service Mesh Management Platform (“Gloo”). Solo innovations allow companies to stay on the leading edge of both technology and business possibilities.

Solo is a VC-backed company, founded in 2017 by Idit Levine. In 2021, Solo was valued at $1B. Solo’s customers are some of the largest in the world, spanning all geographies and industries. Solo’s team has deep expertise in Cloud Computing, Linux, Containers, Kubernetes, Service Mesh, APIs, AI, Security, Microservice Applications, Application Modernization.

About the role.

Through building products using cloud native technology, the Senior Software Engineer role is at the forefront of helping our customers on their digital transformation journey. This role has the opportunity to work with customers, contribute to open source, and help shape the next generation of cloud networking, including bringing AI workloads to the cloud. You will be contributing to projects such as kagent, AI gateway, and other AI-focused projects.

You will work with the latest cloud and container technologies like Kubernetes, Envoy, Istio, and more. 

Utilizes customer feedback in order to promote adoption and simplify usability of complex technology.


This is a remote role for applicants based in the US. At this time, Solo.io is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent, ongoing basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.


Job Description:

  • Deliver high-quality solutions to the complex technical problems our customers are facing.
  • Manage and optimize our APIs within the ever-evolving landscape of cloud-native environments, maintaining a seamless user experience.
  • Transform ambiguous requirements into actionable tasks, focusing on high-impact deliverables that provide the most value for our users.
  • Challenge the status quo by proposing ambitious and innovative solutions, driving our product forward.
  • Introduce and uphold best practices to ensure the health and maintainability of our codebase.
  • Act as a mentor and guide, offering constructive feedback during code and design reviews to foster growth within the team.
  • Participate in the hiring process, helping identify and recruit top talent so that our engineering team can continue to scale successfully.

Job Requirements:

  • 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
  • 2+ years working with Docker, Kubernetes, and Golang
  • Experienced in building server side software in production and recognizes the challenges, complexities and tradeoffs to be made when building and deploying new systems to production.

Bonus Experience

  • Envoy proxy, Istio or other service mesh platforms
  • Experience building k8s controllers and operators
  • Experience working with Agentic frameworks and protocols such as, ADK, MCP, A2A

What you’ll love about Solo.

At Solo, our culture is all about hiring great people, creating a fun and fast-paced work culture, and letting our teams work with our customers to successfully solve their challenges.

Solo works collaboratively with our customers, partners and open source communities to deliver technology innovation, technology solutions, architectural best-practices, and hands-on education. Solo uses a unique engagement model with our customers that allows us to quickly make them successful, and continue to work closely with them as their production environments grow.


Solo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Top Skills

Docker
Envoy
Go
Istio
Kubernetes

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