Developer

JD APIGEE API solution developer / designer

Summary :

Seeking a skilled API Developer to design, build, and manage scalable, secure APIs and microservices using APIGEE X and Python. The role involves working in a microservices-driven, containerized (GKE) architecture, with a strong focus on API gateway, data access, and cloud integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement API proxies and microservices using APIGEE X and Python frameworks (Flask preferred). Participate in architectural reviews and maintain best practices.
• Develop microservices using Python following codding best practices, containerize and deploy services on GKE; contribute to CI/CD pipelines and artifact governance.
• Understand application functionality & drive discussion with business to understand the functional requirement.
• Integrate microservices with cloud provided services (GCP Machine Translation, GCP Document AI).
• Ensure API security, scalability, and performance; enforce API contracts, versioning, and interoperability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define API specifications and ensure seamless integration.
• Monitor, troubleshoot (debugging), and optimize API performance; implement analytics and reporting.

Required Qualifications

• More than 7 years of experience in IT industry as a developer, Tech lead.
• Strong expertise in APIGEE (preferably APIGEE X) platform.
• Understanding of APIGEE API lifecycle management and monetization.
• Strong hands-on experience in Python and RESTful API development Unit testing, performance testing.
• Familiarity with API security protocols (OAuth2, JWT), IAM, and governance.
• Skilled to write complicated SQL queries. Experience with cloud databases (Cloud SQL (MySQL or PostgreSQL), BigQuery) and integrating with data stores/analytics layers.
• Hands-on experience with deployment on Kubernetes/GKE, Docker, and CI/CD tools (Jenkins).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills are must.
• Good communication to interact with business & other stockholders.

Good To Have:

• Awareness of SDLC, compliance, and traceability requirements. Exposure to regulated domains (pharma, GxP) is a plus.
• Experience with API testing tools (Postman, Swagger).

Education:

Minimum: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Good to Have: Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.