API Engineer

* This role is 100% remote but candidates in the Greater STL/IL area are preferred due to customer location *

Overview: This position is responsible for designing, deploying, and optimizing robust API platforms for efficient data exchange, system integrations, and secure communication; strong skills in backend or platform engineering and API design are essential

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in backend or platform engineering, including distributed systems and API design
• 3+ years of experience in software development using Java or Python
• 2+ years of experience with designing, deploying, and operating real-time, low-latency API platforms at scale such as Apigee, Gravitee, Kong, AWS API Gateway, or Mulesoft
• 1+ years of experience with DevOps practices and technologies, including Docker, Helm, Kubernetes, and GitOps workflows; Experience with protocols, including HTTP, gRPC, or WebSockets, caching, load balancing, and API security
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with Git and collaboration tools, including Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, Nexus, or Bitbucket
• Experience in gathering requirements and engaging with clients
• Secret clearance
• HS Diploma or GED

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with SQL, Server-Side Development, Middleware, Application or Data Integration, API Development, Core Application Systems, Node.js, Groovy, Scala, Spring Cloud, Spring Core, Spring-Boot, or Spring Data
• Experience with using a message broker, such as Kafka or RabbitMQ