API Platform Engineer

API Platform Engineer

Austin, TX Hybrid

Role Overview

We are seeking a Backend/DevOps Engineer to join the Infrastructure and Platform tools team. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in Java, Lua, Go, CI/CD pipeline creation and will contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of our REST API SDLC tooling. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment are essential for success in this role. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that our platform tooling ecosystem is robust, scalable, and efficient. Your work will directly impact the developer experience and the overall performance and security of our APIs

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Development: Develop and maintain tools and libraries for REST API creation and management using Java SpringBoot, Lua and Go. Experience with creation and deployment of CI/CD pipelines and stages.
• Documentation: Create and maintain guides and best practices for REST API schema design, implementation and consumption.
• Governance: Establish and maintain processes for schema change control, breaking change detection, and error sanitization.
• Standardization: Update and publish REST API schema and security standards, including application security configurations.
• Performance Monitoring: Create and maintain systems for monitoring error rates, latency metrics, and field usage.
• API Schema Management: Implement and manage a schema registry, ensuring seamless schema proposals, changes, and version control.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to define and prioritize features and improvements.

Required Skills and Experience

• Java/Lua/Go: Excellent programming skills with Java/Lua/Go. Experience with creating CI/CD pipelines and stages. Experience with building and maintaining REST APIs and Plugins
• Testing: Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing frameworks.
• Database: Proficiency with database technologies such as MySQL. Experience with writing SQL queries for data migration.
• Infrastructure Tools: Understanding of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to aid in debugging. Experience with Java build tools like Maven
• Version Control: Proficiency with Git and experience managing code in a collaborative environment.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Bonus Skills

• Harness: Proficiency with creating CI/CD pipelines and stages with Harness using YAML templates.
• Plugin Development: Kong plugin development using Lua or Go. Experience with Package Managers like LuaRocks
• DevOps: Experience with containerization (Docker), and orchestration tools (Kubernetes).
• Cloud Services: Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Monitoring Tools: Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Datadog and OpenTelemetry.

Qualifications

Minimum of 3 years of experience in software development, with a focus on Java, Lua, Go and infrastructure tools.