API Developer

He/she will work closely with the lead engineers and technology architects to understand the business need, design and develop solutions to the software platforms, and create/update documentation of the technologies being developed. The incumbent is a technologist who is passionate about technology and uses this inquisitive nature to anticipate and test IT industry technologies and future directions and brings the results of that passion to benefit his/her software delivery.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in a senior software development role, with a focus on back-end technologies, within an agile environment.Proven experience with microservices architecture, REST APIs, Kafka/MQ/SQS, GraphQL, MFT, Webhooks and other integration technologies.Strong experience with languages such as Typescript, Node.js, and SQL.Strong capabilities within SQL and NoSQL databases, with the ability to design performant and reliable data persistence solutions.Proficiency in cloud platforms like AWS and Azure, with a focus on cloud-native solutions. Experience with AWS API Gateway and AWS Lambda preferred.Experience in implementing DevOps practices, including CI/CD, containerization, and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.Experience building security into the code side of the tech stack.Excellent problem-solving abilities, logical thinking, and leadership (by influence and example) skills.

Responsibilities

Develop robust, scalable back-end solutions, focusing integration technologies.Collaborate with architects, other developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to align back-end services with client-side applications.Develop and maintain adapters and other tactical and strategic methods to integrate systemsMaintain high standards for code quality, testing, and security practices.Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.Stay up to date with emerging trends in back-end development and cloud technologies, applying them to improve existing systems.Identifies opportunities for improvement in current technology and that of individual systems. Avoids the creation of tech debt, identifies tech debt quickly, and prioritizes the swift remediation of technical debt.Participates in code reviews and other activities to ensure code quality and performanceMaintain DevSecOps scripts (build, test, deploy) and help implement automated testing and deployment

Key Skills

• Backend
• Node.js
• SQL
• TypeScript
• Kafka
• JavaScript