API Developer-Trainee

Company Overview

Zenwork is the first technology company transforming the landscape of Tax Automation and GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance). By leveraging AI-driven SaaS solutions and scalable APIs, we simplify complex tax and compliance workflows for businesses across various industries. Our mission is to enable seamless digital compliance through innovative, user-centric platforms that adapt to the evolving needs of enterprises.

Some Things We're Proud of at Zenwork

Transforming Tax Tech & GRC Automation: Empowering over 500,000 businesses worldwide with seamless, cloud-based tax and compliance solutions.

Trusted by Industry Leaders: Collaborating with renowned partners like Intuit, Bill.com, Xero, and Sage Intacct to drive innovation and compliance excellence.

Award-Winning Growth: Recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine and a multi-year recipient of the prestigious Accountex award.

Backed by Spectrum Equity: Supported by a top-tier investment partner to drive sustained growth and innovation.

AI-SaaS Excellence: Delivering cutting-edge, AI-driven solutions to simplify and automate complex tax and compliance workflows.

Global Reach: Successfully operating across the U.S. and India, providing scalable and robust solutions to businesses of all sizes.

Profitable and Expanding: A rare combination of late-stage stability and high-growth momentum in the SaaS space.

Driving Innovation in Payments: Pioneering secure transaction management and AP/AR

Job Title: API Developer-Trainee

Experience : 0 to 2

Work Mode-WFO (night shift)

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled API Developerwith 45 years of experience in building, maintaining, and optimizing high-performance APIs. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in solving technical challenges independently during night hours.

The role consists of:

1.Primary Responsibility:Handling, analyzing, and resolving API-related technical support tickets.

2.Secondary Responsibility:Contributing to backend/API development projects.

Key Responsibilities

Troubleshoot and resolve API technical queries, ensuring timely and accurate support during night shift.

Design, develop, and optimize high-performance APIsusing .NET 8.

Diagnose and mitigate race conditions, deadlocks, and concurrency issues.

Implement API authentication and authorization (OAuth2, JWT, OpenID Connect).

Optimize API performance through caching, load balancing, and asynchronous processing.

Maintain documentation using Swagger / OpenAPI specifications.

Implement techniques to enhance API throughput, latency, caching, and overall system performance.

Work with AWS infrastructureto deploy, monitor, and optimize backend services.

Develop and maintain data access layers using Entity Framework Coreand integrate with Identity Providers (IDP).

Create and maintain efficient SQL Server stored procedures, queries, and indexing strategies.

Familiar with SQL and NoSQLdatabases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Redis).

Experience on the Docker services along with Kubernities

Knowledge on the messaging queues like Kafka

Use and configure MCP Serverfor API integration and related functionalities.

(Optional) Contribute to UI development using React.jswhere necessary.

Utilize AI toolsfor code generation, optimization, testing assistance, and productivity improvements.

Maintain technical documentation, follow best practices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams when required.

Required Technical Skills

Strong hands-on experience with .NET 8and RESTful API design.

Advanced understanding of asynchronous programming, multi-threading, race conditions, and concurrency control.

Proven experience building scalable, secure, and high-performance APIs.

Proficiency with AWS services(e.g., API Gateway, Lambda, EC2, ECS, S3, CloudWatch).

Strong SQL Server skills query tuning, indexing, triggers, stored procedures.

Experience with Entity Framework Coreand IDP integrations(OAuth2, OpenID Connect, etc.).

Working knowledge of MCP Serverfor API handling and configurations.

Familiarity with React.js(optional bonus).

Ability to effectively use AI-assisted development tools(e.g., code copilots, code analyzers, automation tools).

Added Advantage:Strong foundational or advanced knowledge of AI technologies, including model integration, prompt engineering, or AI-driven automation.

Soft Skills & Attributes

Excellent analytical, diagnostic, and debugging skills.

Strong communication and documentation abilities.

Comfortable working independently during night shift.

Attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership.