Senior/Lead API Developer

We are seeking a Senior/Lead API Developer to design, develop, and oversee the creation of robust, scalable APIs for our digital products and services; as well as leading the modernization and standardization efforts for our legacy APIs.

This role combines technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and mentorship of junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Enterprise API and Security architects to design secure, robust, flexible and scalable APIs.
• Identify technical debt for legacy APIs and establish remediation plans for them.
• Proactively research, present, and make recommendations regarding new features.
• Establish procedures for addressing security vulnerabilities for all our API code repositories, ensuring a clear separation of concerns between risk/vulnerability and feature work.
• Create/Maintain API documentation and adhere to development and security standards.
• Establish and document development best practices and mentor junior developers to drive their adoption.
• Understand Data Classification and Data Retention schedules and ensure their consistent application across all our APIs.
• Collaborate with Scrum Master to create, refine, prioritize and assign development stories for the team.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with QA and UAT test teams to drive the creation of test scripts.
• Function as an API Development SME and trusted advisor, collaborating with API practitioners across the organization.
• Function as the primary liaison between the API Enablement team and different analysts, project managers and other integration partners for delivery of APIs as part of our Managed Services Engagement process.
• When needed, work with our Support and Operations team to provide Level 3 support (L3) for production issues related to APIs.
• Ability to handle a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
• Core competencies needed are technical expertise, problem solving, leadership, communication & collaboration, strategic thinking, quality orientation and adaptability.

Requirements

• Strong experience in software development with 3-5 years’ experience in API development.
• Proficiency in at least one of the backend languages (.Net, Node.js, Java, Python, Go, etc.)
• Experience with API frameworks and tools (Spring Boot, Express, Fast API, etc.)
• Strong expertise in Restful API design and development.
• Strong expertise with Microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of API security best practices and authentication mechanisms (OAuth, JWT, etc.)
• Experience with GitHub version control system.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring technical teams.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps/DevSecOps practices.
• MuleSoft / DataWeave experience.
• Experience in the Financial Services sector.

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• A world-class training program in financial services.
• Flexible work/life balance options.
• Opportunities to do challenging work.