Software Application Engineer

API Management Engineer (GCP / Apigee)

Overview

The API Management Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and scaling a secure, high-performance API ecosystem that enables seamless connectivity between backend services and customer-facing applications. This role is central to building and operationalizing the organization’s API marketplace, allowing customers and partners to subscribe to API-driven insights across areas such as inventory, orders, and operational data.

This position combines deep technical expertise in API platforms with ownership of API strategy, developer experience, and commercial enablement through subscription and marketplace capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive the API management strategy, including platform architecture, governance, and lifecycle management
• Design and implement scalable API solutions using Apigee (Edge or X) or comparable platforms within GCP, AWS, or Azure environments
• Build and scale an enterprise API marketplace, enabling customer subscription models and self-service access to APIs
• Define and standardize API specifications (OpenAPI/Swagger), documentation frameworks, and developer experience journey
• Implement and manage API proxies, traffic management, and policy configurations to support scalable and resilient architectures
• Establish and enforce API security standards, including OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, threat protection, and rate limiting
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for API deployment using tools such as Terraform, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins
• Monitor API performance, reliability, and latency, proactively resolving issues across distributed systems
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define integration patterns, pricing models, and external partner enablement
• Lead API documentation and developer portal strategy to support API discovery, onboarding, and adoption

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in API management, API gateways, or cloud-based integration platforms
• Proven experience building and managing API ecosystems, including API marketplaces or developer portals
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform and Apigee (or equivalent platforms in AWS/Azure)
• Demonstrated ability to design and deploy APIs from scratch, including specification, development, and production deployment
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Crossplane, or Pulumi
• Familiarity with containerized environments and modern architectures, including Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices

Technical Expertise

• Deep understanding of RESTful API design and OpenAPI Specification (OAS) standards
• Strong expertise in API gateway platforms, including policy enforcement, shared flows, and traffic orchestration
• Advanced knowledge of API security frameworks (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, TLS, encryption best practices)
• Solid understanding of cloud networking fundamentals, including DNS, load balancing, VPC architecture, and firewalls
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Python, Node.js, or Go for automation and integration

What Success Looks Like

• A fully operational API marketplace that enables external customers to discover, subscribe to, and consume APIs
• Scalable, secure API infrastructure supporting high-volume transactions and business-critical integrations
• Clear API standards, documentation, and developer experience that drive adoption across internal and external users
• Strong collaboration across engineering and business teams to align API capabilities with revenue-generating opportunities