3+ years of experience writing high-quality production software in Go or languages like Rust, C, Java, or C++. Understand networking and distributed systems fundamentals (protocols, TLS/mTLS, proxies, load balancers, traffic shaping). Experience building AI gateways, reverse proxies, API gateways, or working with AI/ML service traffic. Motivated by building scalable, performant systems that developers love to use. Enjoy working at the intersection of infrastructure, security, and developer tooling/experience. Value pragmatism—delivering solutions that balance complexity with simplicity and maintainability.