Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Solo, a leading API and Service Mesh Management Platform company, as a Senior Software Engineer and contribute to cutting-edge projects like kagent and AI gateway. Work with the latest cloud and container technologies, including Kubernetes, Envoy, and Istio. This remote role (US-based applicants) involves delivering high-quality solutions to complex technical problems, managing and optimizing APIs, transforming requirements into actionable tasks, and introducing best practices. You will also mentor team members and participate in the hiring process. Solo offers a collaborative and fast-paced work culture focused on customer success.

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

Responsibilities

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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