Senior Staff Software Engineer - Agent Marketplace

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

Senior Staff Software Engineer leading the design, build, and scaling of an agent‑to‑API marketplace platform. Own full‑stack marketplace loops, high‑performance APIs, and developer tooling while mentoring engineers across a remote, globally distributed team.

Role Snapshot

• Design & own end‑to‑end marketplace platform
• Build high‑performance REST APIs & developer tooling
• Scale secure multi‑tenant transaction pipelines
• Lead architecture reviews & champion zero‑debt culture
• Mentor engineers and drive cross‑functional integration
• Produce clear technical documentation

Must-Have Requirements

• Systems programming language (e.g., Go)
• Kubernetes
• API infrastructure design
• Distributed systems architecture
• Multi‑tenant metering & billing pipelines
• Agent‑centric application development
• REST API design
• CLI/SDK generation
• Technical documentation
• enterprise‑grade production software
• complex distributed systems

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Mentorship & technical leadership
• autonomous agent applications
• machine consumption systems

Work Setup

• Location: San Francisco, United States
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: UNSPECIFIED
• Remote countries: United States, San Francisco, California, United States
• Timezone: West Coast/Bay Area alignment preferred
• Employment type: Full-Time

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Salary range
• Relocation
• Security clearance
• Coding test
• Portfolio
• GitHub
• Writing sample
• Cover letter

What You'll Likely Work On

• Architect and own the full‑stack marketplace loop, delivering high‑performance tools and the underlying REST API substrate
• Create agent‑native user experiences, including Model Context Protocol servers, sandboxed test environments, and CLI/SDK generation workflows
• Build and protect high‑reliability transaction pipelines for identity verification, usage attribution, metering, and multi‑party settlement
• Partner with gateway runtime, security plugins, and core engineering teams to integrate marketplace features across Kong’s ecosystem
• Lead architectural design reviews, enforce a zero‑technical‑debt culture, and pre‑empt scaling bottlenecks in distributed back‑end components
• Mentor engineers, turning ambiguous product ideas into modular, shippable technical milestones
• Write comprehensive engineering documentation and product specifications for all owned systems

Good Fit If You Have

• Strong interest in machine‑to‑machine commerce and agentic ecosystems
• Experience building autonomous agent applications or tool‑calling systems
• Comfort operating in a remote, globally distributed engineering environment