Senior API Platform Software Engineer

Job Title - Senior API Platform Software Engineer

Locations: Lafayette, LA | Knoxville, TN | Birmingham, AL | Columbia, SC

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Experience

Required:

5+ years

We are seeking a Senior API Platform Software Engineer to join an API Ecosystem team supporting enterprise scale financial services applications. This role is focused on building and enhancing backend services, APIs, and API platform capabilities within a highly distributed, AWS based environment.

The engineer will develop secure, scalable RESTful APIs and microservices while contributing across the API lifecycle, including implementation, versioning, security, performance, monitoring, and production support. The role requires strong hands-on development experience with Java or Python, modern Dev Ops practices, AWS services, and API management technologies.

You will work closely with Product, Dev Ops, Security, and Architecture teams in an Agile environment to deliver reliable API solutions that meet enterprise security, availability, and performance requirements.

• . 5+ years of hands on software development experience using Java (8-21) and/or Python.
• . Experience developing RESTful APIs, backend services, and microservices in distributed environments.
• . Hands on experience with AWS, particularly services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM, Route 53, and Cloud Watch.
• . Experience with API management and API gateway technologies, including Apigee OPDK, Apigee X, or Apigee Hybrid.
• . Strong understanding of the API lifecycle, including versioning, security, throttling, traffic management, and analytics.
• . Experience implementing API security using OAuth 2.0, JWT, mTLS, and API key management.
• . Working knowledge of OpenAPI/Swagger;
  GraphQL experience is a plus.
• . Experience with CI/CD and Dev Ops tooling, including Git Hub or Git Lab and Terraform.
• . Working knowledge of JavaScript/Type Script for supporting full stack or platform development needs.
• . Experience with containers and Kubernetes, particularly ECS and EKS in AWS environments.
• . Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Open Telemetry (OTEL), Splunk, and AWS Cloud Watch.
• . Understanding of load balancing, caching, high availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery concepts.
• . Experience working with both relational and No
  
  SQL databases.
• . Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills with the ability to quickly learn new technologies.
• . Experience collaborating with Product, Dev Ops, Security, and Architecture teams in an Agile/Scrum environment.

• . Cloud Formation experience is beneficial.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field

You will have the opportunity to work on high-impact cloud data initiatives supporting enterprise risk and analytics with one of world class fortune 500 companies. This role offers exposure to modern AWS technologies, complex data challenges, AI-enabled automation, and cross-functional collaboration within a major financial services environment.