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Mid-level Backend API Developer (Java/AWS)
12 month contract with strong likelihood for extension and/or hire
Hybrid expectation; 3 days/week on-site Uptown Charlotte, NC
Seeking an innovative and passionate AWS API Developer with strong technical ability, communication, and collaboration skills. As an API Developer you will be responsible for designing and building Enterprise APIs to grow and support this digital first banking clients' digital footprint. You will work with stakeholders, technology team leadership and subject matter experts to analyze, design, build and implement API’s needed within the organization. You will also oversee implementation, documentation, and integration of a variety of software platforms through the REST API framework, Lambda’s, and other AWS services. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and enables us to deliver and improve on the product quickly.
Job Responsibilities
Develop and deploy serverless components hosted on AWS cloud technology.
Capable of API delivery end to end which includes Planning, Design, Development, Testing, and Delivery of API(s) and services.
Develop and deploy API policies using Apigee Edge Platform.
Understand creation and deployment of API first design strategy.
Collaborate with service delivery team members to ensure solid design principles and platform reliability, resilience, and performance/scalability.
Effectively communicates expectations, issues, risks, and decisions to product team.
Designs, develops, and prototypes cloud deployed services, APIs, and serverless “infrastructure as code” to enable business capabilities in alignment with the architecture direction and standards.
Experience with building JavaScript (TypeScript) applications.
Ensure adherence to solid architecture guidelines and frameworks related to logging, authentication, security, error recovery etc.
Participate in an agile delivery process, and as part of that help size stories and own, research and recommend new solutions
Be open to learning new things, adapting, and mentoring others
Qualifications
Must-haves
Strong Java development experience
Hands-on with Spring Boot
Experience building APIs
Exposure to AWS or other cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
Ability to support/maintain legacy systems alongside new development