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Nobody checks every box - we're looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.At Kong, our API and AI Gateway sits at the center of how Fortune 500 enterprises and AI-native startups secure and govern the flow of intelligence.Every request into a company's infrastructure goes through the Gateway first.
Security isn't a side concern here, it's the top priority: you're guarding the front door.You'll be securing AI traffic while the playbook is still being written: prompt injection, agentic authorization, MCP.
These are problems nobody has fully solved yet.We're looking for a Software Engineer with a security specialization to join our Runtimes team as a Security Champion: an engineer who writes real code and makes security a built-in part of how we ship.What you'll do:Run security-focused code audits, threat modeling, and secure design reviews across our AI Gateway and API Gateway capabilitiesOwn vulnerability management end-to-end: triage, reproduction, remediation, verificationPartner with AI Gateway engineering on emerging AI/LLM threat patterns (ie: prompt injection, data leakage, model abuse)Coach engineers on secure coding practices, turning security findings into lasting team habitsContribute hands-on to Gateway feature work,



with security built-in from day oneTutti i potenziali candidati sono invitati a leggere con attenzione i seguenti dettagli prima di inviare la propria candidatura.What you'll bring:3+ years building production software, with 2+ years in a dedicated security role (AppSec, vulnerability research, or pentesting); Solid coding skills in a object oriented language (Rust, Java, Python, Go, or similar); Practical threat-modeling experience; Working knowledge of cybersecurity (especially L7 security and authentication); Basic knowledge of AI attack vectors.Nice-to-have:Familiarity with L7 proxies/API gateway architecture (Nginx, OpenResty, Envoy, HAProxy or Kong); Experience with Lua; Open-source contributions; Willingness to learn Rust is important for where our platform is heading: we'll help you get there.
xysqume What we offer:A permanent contract under the CCNL Commercio (Quadro)Premio and welfare systemHybrid work from our Milan Hub at Talent Garden Isola, and a seat at the table where security decisions actually shape what millions of API calls run through every day.About Kong:Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI.
Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic — on any model, any cloud.
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📌 Senior Security Engineer (Security Champion), Runtimes (Bardi)
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