API Engineer

Job Family:
Software Development & Support (Digital)

Travel Required:
Up to 10%

Clearance Required:
None

What You Will Do:

The API Engineer will work closely with clients, solutions architects and technical/functional leads across Guidehouse digital teams and market segments to support client projects and provide solutions for growth efforts and capabilities build out.

• Serve as a key member of integration team to support technical challenges/demos, building innovative API solution prototypes using modern API architectures and integration technologies.
• API design and development: Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure APIs using RESTful principles and modern API gateway patterns to facilitate seamless integration between enterprise systems.
• Work collaboratively with product managers, software developers, security specialists, platform engineers, solution architects, and business stakeholders to design, build, test, and deploy high-value, operationally resilient API products that satisfy functional and non-functional requirements.
• Facilitate seamless integration between loan platforms (LoanIQ, AFSVision) and other enterprise systems including customer portals, online banking platforms, risk management systems, and external partner systems using APIs.
• Create and maintain comprehensive API documentation for internal and external developers, including information on endpoints, request/response formats, authentication, and error handling.
• Develop and execute unit, integration, and performance tests for APIs to ensure functionality, reliability, and security.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree. Additional Four (4) years of experience will be needed in lieu of degree
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• 4-6 years of prior relevant experience in API development, configuration, testing, and implementation
• 3+ years of experience with financial services platforms and loan management systems (LoanIQ, AFSVision preferred)
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with team members and contribute to solving integration and API challenges.
• Proven ability to develop API solutions and use technical skills to implement and test API integrations effectively.
• An understanding of the Agile and Scaled Agile practices and principles. Must be able to work within Agile frameworks and contribute to software development with agility.

Technical Requirements:

• Strong programming skills in languages commonly used for API development including:
  
  • Programming Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript/Node.js, C#
  • API Technologies: RESTful API design principles, gRPC
  • API Frameworks: Spring Boot, Express.js, FastAPI, ASP.NET Core
  • Authentication & Authorization: OAuth 2.0, JWT, API keys, SAML, OpenID Connect
  • API Gateway Solutions: AWS API Gateway or Azure API Management, or Apigee
  • Documentation Tools: Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman, Insomnia, API Blueprint
  • Testing Tools: Postman, SoapUI, JMeter, REST Assured, Newman
  • Message Formats: JSON, XML, Avro, Protocol Buffers
• Experience with RESTful API design principles and best practices, including proper HTTP status codes, versioning strategies, and error handling patterns.
• Familiarity with API lifecycle management, including design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and deprecation strategies.
• Proficiency delivering API solutions using contemporary CI/CD pipeline tooling and ability to continuously collaborate with development, operations, and security (DevSecOps) team members to deliver secure and operationally resilient API products.
• This is a hands-on API engineering position and requires the ability to build and deploy API solutions and integration components.
• Ability to design, build, test, and deploy API products and integration solutions on cloud platforms.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with an ability to handle customer requirements and engineer API solutions.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Certifications such as AWS Certified Developer - Amazon Web Services Or Azure Developer Associate or MuleSoft Certified Developer
• Additional Technologies such as Event-driven architecture and async messaging (Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ) , Microservices architecture patterns
• API security testing and vulnerability assessment
• Solutions architecture support for technical volumes of proposals and white papers for RFPs/RFIs and thought leadership initiatives.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

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