Sr. Associate Director, Software Engineering (AI Gateway)

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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role ofSr Associate Director Software Engineering (AI Gateway).

Business: AI Platforms

Req ID: 30585

Location: Guangzhou / Xian

Principal responsibilities

Design and develop platform capabilities that span AWS GCP Azure and Alibaba Cloud (Ali) environments enabling seamless cloud and on-premise AI deployments.

Lead the design and development of a core platform componentAI Gatewaydelivering high-concurrency low-latency AI gateway services.

Ensure strict adherence to architectural principles technical standards security requirements and the software development life cycle (SDLC).

Troubleshoot complex platform issues ensuring successful high-quality and resilient AI services in production.

Establish best practices for engineering including CI/CD automated testing service monitoring etc. and drive continual improvement of engineering processes.

Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers guiding them in building robust scalable and maintainable AI software solutions.

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.

8 years of experience in software engineering with at least 3 years in a leadership or technical lead role focusing on large scale platform projects.

Proven hands-on experience with AI gateway solutions; deep architectural knowledge of Kong API Gateway and its ecosystem is highly preferred along with familiarity with platforms such as Portkey-AI APISIX or Higress.

Demonstrated expertise in cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure Alibaba Cloud) and advanced enterprise Kubernetes cluster management including ingress strategies and workload optimization for both stateful and stateless services.

Expert-level proficiency in Golang and Python with a strong grasp of concurrency memory management and performance tuning in distributed systems.

Experience designing high-throughput asynchronous systems using messaging queues and Pub/Sub technologies.

Experience implementing Responsible AI controls data governance or compliance frameworks is highly desirable.

Demonstrated ability to mentor and lead engineering teams fostering a culture of collaboration innovation and continuous improvement.

Excellent problem-solving communication and stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to deliver large-scale mission-critical platforms from concept to production.

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