Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable RESTful APIs.
• Ensure high performance, security, and responsiveness of API services.
• Collaborate with frontend and backend teams for seamless API integration.
• Manage API concerns including versioning, throttling, rate limiting, and error handling.
• Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth2, JWT, API keys).
• Monitor API health, performance, and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Document API specifications using Swagger/Open API.
• Contribute to defining API development standards and best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong expertise in RESTful API design and implementation.
• Proficiency with HTTP, JSON, XML, request/response headers, and status codes.
• Mandatory hands-on experience with AWS services.
• Solid understanding of API security practices (OAuth2, JWT tokens, API keys).
• Experience with API management tools like AWS API Gateway, Kong, or similar platforms.
• Practical knowledge of API lifecycle management, including deployment, versioning, and deprecation.
• Familiar with caching, rate limiting, logging, and monitoring in API environments.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and practices.