Senior Software Engineer-api Gateway

The Gap, Inc.

Go programming language proficiency
Lua scripting experience for plugins
Istio service mesh configuration
The API management team is driving a transformation of software development, deployment, and consumption globally using CNCF principles

Job Summary

  • The API management team is driving a transformation of software development, deployment, and consumption globally using CNCF principles.
  • Engineers will operate an API gateway that optimizes the software development and delivery lifecycle while collaborating with Product Engineering teams.
  • The role requires implementing service mesh improvements using Istio and developing custom plugins in Go and Lua.

Matching Summary

The API management team is driving a transformation of software development, deployment, and consumption globally using CNCF principles.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Go programming language proficiency
  • Lua scripting experience for plugins
  • Istio service mesh configuration
  • Envoy proxy deployment and tuning
  • Kubernetes orchestration expertise
  • GitHub Actions/Runners automation

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with CNCF principles
  • DevOps and CI/CD best practices
  • Production-grade feature delivery
  • Global scalable solution architecture

Key Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with containerized environments
  • Demonstrable production-grade features in Go and Lua
  • Proven track record of custom API gateway plugins
  • Performance tuning experience at scale

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