Description

Role Overview:

The ideal candidate will design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs using Java and industry-standard tools.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement RESTful APIs using Java and industry-standard tools.
• Create and maintain clear, comprehensive API documentation and usage guides.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and Architect teams to gather requirements and translate them into API specifications.
• Define and enforce API design standards, style guides, and governance processes.
• Build API prototypes and mock servers to validate designs and facilitate early feedback.
• Advocate for and implement features that improve the developer experience, such as versioning, error handling, and discoverability.
• Support the full API lifecycle, including versioning, deprecation, and backward compatibility.
• Collaborate with QA and development teams to ensure APIs are well-tested and meet performance, security, and reliability standards.
• Stay up-to-date with API trends, tools, and technologies, and drive continuous improvement in API design practices.

Required Skills:

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, with 10 years of applied experience.
• Strong understanding of REST, GRPC, and/or event-driven API paradigms.
• Proficiency with API specification tools (OpenAPI, Swagger, RAML, AsyncAPI, Postman, etc.).
• Experience with API gateways, management platforms, and developer portals.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Familiarity with security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, API keys, etc.).
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AWS (EKS).
• Knowledge of Micro Services and Domain Driven architecture.
• Experience with CICD pipelines and automated API testing.
• Contributions to open-source API tools or standards

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate