API Developer

Job description

• Role-Lead Engineer
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• Experience
• 10 years experience in API design, development, and implementation
• 3 years experience of cloud platform services (preferably GCP)
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• Hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining APIs that meet the
• highest standards of performance, security, and scalability.
• Hands-on experience in Design, develop, and implement microservices architectures and solutions using industry best practices and design patterns.
• Hands-on experience with cloud computing and services.
• Hands-on experience with proficiency in programming languages like Java, Python, JavaScript etc.
• Hands-on experience with API Gateway and management tools like Apigee, Kong, API Gateway.
• Hands-on experience with integrating APIs with a variety of systems/applications/microservices and infrastructure .
• Deployment experience in Cloud environment (preferably GCP)
• Experience in TDD/DDD and unit testing.
• Hands-on CI/CD experience in automating the build, test, and deployment processes to
• ensure rapid and reliable delivery of API updates.
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• Technical Skills
• Programming & Languages: Java, GraphQL, SQL,
• API Gateway and management tools Apigee, API Gateway
• Database Tech: Oracle, Spanner, BigQuery, Cloud Storage
• Operating Systems Linux
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• Expert with API design principles, specification and architectural styles
• like REST, GraphQL, and gRPC,
• Proficiency in API lifecycle management, advanced security measures, and
• performance optimization.
• Good Knowledge of Security Best Practices and Compliance Awareness.
• Good Knowledge of messaging patterns and distributed systems.
• Well-versed with protocols and data formats.
• Strong development knowledge in microservice design, architectural patterns,
• frameworks and libraries.
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, and how to interact with them through APIs
• Good to have knowledge of data modeling and database management design database
• schemas that efficiently store and retrieve data.
• Scripting and configuration (eg yaml) knowledge.
• Strong Testing and Debugging Skills writing unit tests and familiarity with the tools and techniques to fix issues.
• DevOps knowledge CI/CD practices and tools.
• Familiarity with Monitoring and observability platforms for real-time
• insights into application performance
• Understanding version control systems like Git.
• Familiarity with API documentation standards such as OpenAPI.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective Communication negotiate and communicate effectively with stakeholders to ensure API solutions meet both technical and non-technical stakeholders.