API Integration Specialist

Are you enthusiastic, highly motivated, and have a strong work ethic? If yes, come join our team! At Cathay Bank – we strive to provide a caring culture that supports your aspirations and success. We believe people are our most valuable asset and we proudly foster growth and development empowering you to achieve your professional goals. We have thrived for 60 years and persevered through many economic cycles due to our team members’ drive and optimism.

Together we can make a difference in the financial future of our communities.

This position will be responsible for integrating and maintaining APIs that support various platforms including internally or externally hosted applications, web, and third-party services. This position will have a key role in ensuring seamless data exchange between internal applications and third-party services with an emphasis on optimizing API performance for reliability and scalability. This position is ideal for a technical professional with hands‑on experience integrating off‑the‑shelf applications and a deep understanding of APIs and middleware platforms, such as Mule Soft, to enable seamless data and system connectivity across the enterprise.

• Design, implement, and manage API integrations between third‑party/off‑the‑shelf applications and internal applications using Mule Soft Anypoint Platform.
• Build and configure connections to various data sources, internal applications, and cloud‑based platforms via APIs.
• Collaborate with front‑end users, API owners, and other IT Teams to understand integration requirements and translate them into scalable solutions.
• Support lifecycle development including analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Monitor API performance, logs, and error handling to ensure system reliability.
• Adhere to the Bank’s procedures and ensure development and deployment align to internal Change Management policies.
• Ensure APIs meet security, compliance, and regulatory standards.
• Create technical documentation that provides details on how the systems operate in support of business processes and meet audit standards.
• Optimize APIs for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Learn and apply best practices in API security and authentication.
• Analyze, interpret, and efficiently apply changes to existing code.
• Utilize Azure Dev Ops for API deployment, version control, and CI/CD support.

Education:

• BS / MS in computer science, software engineering, or a related field is preferred, but not required.

Experience:

• 2+ years of experience in API development or systems integration experience required.
• Hands‑on experience with Mule Soft Anypoint Platform, including API Manager and Exchange.
• Proficient in creating API specifications and documentation using RAML or Swagger/OpenAPI/Postman.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, API versioning, and automated testing frameworks (e.g., Azure Dev Ops) is a plus.

Skills/Ability:

• The ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment and manage multiple integration projects simultaneously.
• Understanding of API security principles and encryption protocols.
• Ability to follow technical instructions and contribute to documentation.
• Eagerness for learning new tools, technologies, and integration patterns.
• Familiarity with data formats such as JSON and XML.
• Strong problem‑solving mindset and eagerness to learn.
• A passion for staying on top of technology trends to keep up with emerging technologies.
• Proficiency in software development methodology and release process.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

$37.02 – $43.27 / hour

Pay determined based on job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This position may be eligible for a discretionary bonus.

Cathay Bank offers its full‑time employees a competitive benefits package which is a significant part of their total compensation. It is our goal to provide employees with a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs which includes coverage for medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, long‑term disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health saving account (HSA) with company contributions, voluntary coverages, and 401(k).

Cathay Bank is an Equal Opportunity and Afffirmative Action Employer. We welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship, gender, national origin, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy and related medical conditions, childbirth and breastfeeding), reproductive health decision‑making, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information or characteristics, disability or medical condition, military status or status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law.