API Technical Lead

2 hours ago

Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

Design, develop, secure, manage, deploy, publish, monitor, and support enterprise APIs across on-premises, SaaS, cloud, and hybrid environments.
Develop Google Apigee API proxies, shared flows, traffic-management configurations, analytics, and policy enforcement.
Build reusable API services and custom policies using JavaScript, Java, Node.js, Python, and related technologies.
Implement API security, authentication, authorization, OAuth 2.0, token-based security, throttling, rate limiting, and secure service exposure.
Apply RESTful, distributed, stateless, scalable, resilient, and maintainable architecture patterns.
Improve API platform capabilities including API catalogs, developer enablement, logging, caching, transformations, monitoring, observability, analytics, and performance optimization.
Collaborate with architects, developers, infrastructure teams, application teams, and business stakeholders on API and integration solutions.
Use GitHub and GitHub Actions for source control, CI/CD pipelines, and automation.
Create architecture diagrams, solution flows, and technical documentation using Visio or similar tools.
Champion API standards, reusable patterns, continuous improvement, standardization, knowledge sharing, and engineering excellence.

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical work experience.
At least 7–10 years of experience in development, engineering, or technical lead roles, including 8+ years of hands-on API design, development, and enterprise integration delivery.
Deep hands-on experience with Google Apigee API Management/Gateway, including API proxy development, shared flows, traffic management, analytics, and policy enforcement.
Strong experience designing, developing, securing, and managing APIs across on-premises, SaaS, cloud, and hybrid ecosystems.
Experience with API lifecycle delivery, API gateways, API management, enterprise integration patterns, and service governance.
Knowledge of OpenAPI 3.0, Swagger, REST, SOAP, JSON, messaging, microservices, and distributed integration patterns.
Strong understanding of API security, authentication, authorization, OAuth 2.0, token-based security, throttling, and rate limiting.
Experience with scalable, secure, reusable, resilient, high-performing, and maintainable API solutions.
Experience with JavaScript, Java, Node.js, Python, GitHub, GitHub Actions, and API testing and automation.
Strong communication, problem-solving, technical documentation, collaboration, and stakeholder-engagement skills.

Comprehensive benefits and programs with competitive compensation.
Work onsite Monday through Thursday; Fridays offer flexibility to choose the work location based on work requirements.
Opportunity to contribute to global enterprise API modernization, digital transformation, and sustainability-focused technology initiatives.

10,000+ employees