Apigee API Developer

Job Summary:

The Apigee API Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and managing secure and scalable APIs using Google Apigee. This role plays a key part in API strategy and implementation, enabling seamless integration between services, applications, and systems across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy APIs on the Apigee Edge platform
• Implement API proxies, policies, security protocols, and traffic management
• Collaborate with backend developers and architects to expose services as APIs
• Ensure compliance with API standards, authentication, and authorization mechanisms
• Monitor API performance, analyze usage, and optimize throughput and latency
• Implement logging, caching, rate limiting, and error handling mechanisms
• Create and maintain API documentation and developer portal configurations
• Support version control, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices for API deployment
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in the API gateway and integrations
• Participate in API governance and best practice development

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in API development with at least 1+ year on Apigee
• Proficient in RESTful API design, JSON, and XML
• Strong understanding of Apigee policies (OAuth2, Spike Arrest, Quota, etc.)
• Familiarity with backend technologies like Java, Node.js, or Python
• Experience with tools like Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, and Git
• Good problem-solving, communication, and debugging skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Google Apigee certification or related API platform certifications
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)
• Knowledge of API security (OAuth2, JWT, API key management)
• Exposure to CI/CD tools and API testing frameworks
• Understanding of microservices and service mesh architecture