API Developer

API Developer Post Date Apr 20, 2026 Location Chandler, Arizona ZIP/Postal Code 85224 Job Type Contract Category Programmer / Developer Req # CLT-7ff6a2e3-bf0b-4b51-b097-bb37733d709a Pay Rate $52 - $65 (hourly estimate) Job Description Seeking an experienced API Gateway Engineer to design, build, secure, and operate API gateway platforms that support high-volume, business-critical services at scale. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in API design, development, integration, and lifecycle management, with strong hands-on experience delivering reliable and secure API connectivity across distributed systems. This role focuses on implementing and managing API gateway capabilities including routing, transformation, policy enforcement, authentication and authorization, rate limiting, and traffic management. The candidate will work closely with application teams, platform engineers, and security partners to ensure APIs are scalable, observable, resilient, and secure by design. Success in this role requires strong troubleshooting skills in complex, large-scale environments, along with experience building automation and tooling in Python to support API onboarding, testing, deployment, and operational workflows. A solid understanding of observability and telemetry, including metrics, logging, and tracing, is essential for ensuring platform reliability and rapid issue resolution. The ideal candidate has strong Java experience, particularly in API, gateway, or service-oriented architectures, and is fluent in automated testing practices for validating API behavior, integrations, and performance across environments. We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/. Required Skills & Experience 6+ years of overall software engineering or platform engineering experience 4+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and supporting API platforms or API gateway–based architectures Strong background in API design and development, including RESTful APIs, versioning strategies, error handling, and backward compatibility Proven experience implementing authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., OAuth2, JWT, mTLS, API keys) Extensive experience troubleshooting and resolving issues in large-scale, distributed, production environments Proficiency in Java, particularly for API, gateway, or middleware development Strong development experience with Python for automation, scripting, and platform tooling Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.