? Lead the design and development of enterprise-scale REST APIs and microservices using Java 21+, Spring Boot, Apigee API Gateway, and AWS cloud services.
? Architect API-first solutions; define service contracts, payload schemas, and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.
? Lead solution decomposition by breaking business requirements into technical designs, user stories, and implementation tasks.
? Guide engineers in developing secure service-to-service integrations using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and enterprise entitlement-based authorization models.
? Serve as the technical lead for complex initiatives, driving architecture decisions, design reviews, and code reviews.
? Collaborate with product owners, UI development teams, architects, and partner teams to ensure successful delivery of customer-focused solutions.
? Establish engineering best practices for reliability, scalability, observability, security, and maintainability.
? Drive quality engineering practices including automated testing, performance testing, load testing, and production readiness reviews.
? Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production issues.
? Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and engineering standards.
? Drive end-to-end software ownership from design through deployment, monitoring, support, and continuous improvement.