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API Architect - Jersey City, NJ (Need locals or Nearby

Jersey City, NJ, US • Posted 3 days ago • Updated 16 hours ago

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Skills

API Architect
RESTful
GRPC
AWS
EKS

Summary

Title: API Architect

Location: Jersey City, NJ (Need locals Onsite)

Exp: 12 years

Responsibilities

API Design: Design RESTful, GRPC, and/or event-driven APIs using best practices and industry standards (e.g., OpenAPI/Swagger,
Documentation: Create and maintain clear, comprehensive API documentation and usage guides.
Collaboration: Work with product, engineering, and Architect teams to gather requirements and translate them into API specifications.
Standards & Governance: Define and enforce API design standards, style guides, and governance processes.
Prototyping: Build API prototypes and mock servers to validate designs and facilitate early feedback.
Developer Experience: Advocate for and implement features that improve the developer experience, such as versioning, error handlir
Lifecycle Management: Support the full API lifecycle, including versioning, deprecation, and backward compatibility.
Quality Assurance: Collaborate with QA and development teams to ensure APIs are well-tested and meet performance, security, and
Continuous Improvement: Stay up-to-date with API trends, tools, and technologies, and drive continuous improvement in API design p

Required Skills & Qualifications

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, with 10+ years of applied experience

Strong understanding of REST, GRPC, and/or event-driven API paradigms
Proficiency with API specification tools (OpenAPl/Swagger, RAML, AsyncAPI, Postman, etc.)
Experience with API gateways, management platforms, and developer portals
Excellent communication and documentation skills
Familiarity with security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, AP keys, etc.)
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with AWS (EKS)
Knowledge of Micro Services & Domain Driven architecture Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated API testing

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10120177
Position Id: 8952474
Posted 3 days ago

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