API Integration Developer (Cron Job Specialist)

  • Bentonville, AR
  • Posted 8 hours ago | Updated 8 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

API Integration
Cron
Airtable
Jira
logging
Python
JSON

Job Details

API Integration Developer (Cron Job Specialist) Location: Bentonville, AR - Onsite Long Term
Job Description:
  • We are looking for a talented and experienced API Integration Developer to join our team.
  • The ideal candidate will have a strong background in scripting and automation, with a focus on integrating web services.
  • You will be responsible for writing a custom cron job that pulls data from Airtable and pushes data to Jira using REST API.
  • The cron job should handle responses from Jira, logging the issue ID on success and returning errors to Airtable on failure.
Required Skills and Qualifications
  • Proficiency in Scripting Languages: Python (with libraries such as requests, schedule, etc.)/Bash/Shell Scripting
  • REST API Integration: Strong understanding of RESTful web services, Experience with Jira REST API
  • Data Handling and Parsing: Proficiency with JSON, Robust error handling skills
  • Scheduling and Automation: Experience setting up and managing cron jobs, Knowledge of task scheduling concepts and tools
  • HTTP Methods and Status Codes: Proficiency with HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), Understanding of HTTP status codes
  • Authentication and Security: Experience with OAuth and basic authentication methods
  • Error Logging and Monitoring: Experience with logging libraries, Familiarity with monitoring tools
  • Version Control: Proficiency with Git
  • Attention to detail and clean coding practices
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Airtable API.
  • Familiarity with other task scheduling tools.
  • Prior experience in similar integration projects.
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