API Engineer
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced API Platform Engineer to design, develop, and support enterprise-scale API platforms that enable secure, reliable, and high-performance integration across mission-critical applications and services. The ideal candidate will possess strong backend engineering expertise, experience operating cloud-native API gateways, and a solid understanding of DevOps and Kubernetes-based deployments. This role requires close collaboration with clients, architects, developers, and operations teams to deliver scalable API solutions that support modern digital transformation initiatives.
Requirements
- Experience in backend or platform engineering, including distributed systems and API design
- Experience in software development using Java or Python
- Experience with designing, deploying, and operating real-time, low-latency API platforms at scale such as Apigee, Gravitee, Kong, AWS API Gateway, or Mulesoft
- Experience with DevOps practices and technologies, including Docker, Helm, Kubernetes, and GitOps workflows
- Experience with protocols, including HTTP, gRPC, or WebSockets, caching, load balancing, and API security
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience with Git and collaboration tools, including Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, Nexus, or Bitbucket
- Experience in gathering requirements and engaging with clients
- Secret clearance
- HS diploma or GED
Nice To Haves
- Experience with SQL, Server-Side Development, Middleware, Application or Data Integration, API Development, Core Application Systems, Node.js, Groovy, Scala, Spring Cloud, Spring Core, Spring-Boot, or Spring Data
- Experience with using a message broker, such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Cybersecurity, or a related field
- DoD 8140 Certification
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and support enterprise-scale API platforms.
- Enable secure, reliable, and high-performance integration across mission-critical applications and services.
- Collaborate with clients, architects, developers, and operations teams to deliver scalable API solutions.
- Support modern digital transformation initiatives.
Benefits
- health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
- paid leave
- professional development
- tuition assistance
- work-life programs
- dependent care
- recognition awards program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
