Software Engineer, API Platform
Core
Design, build, and maintain the API gateway layer, including routing, authentication, rate limiting, and request/response shaping for internal and external consumers.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (API Platform)
Builds
Production API endpoints, middleware, and platform services
Domain
Cloud-native backend infrastructure
Required skills
Go, REST API design, HTTP semantics, gRPC, Kubernetes, Docker, OAuth 2.0, API keys, JWT, monitoring, alerting, incident response, testing
Preferred skills
Kong, Envoy, NGINX, Istio, Linkerd, cybersecurity APIs, protobuf
Technologies
Go, Kubernetes, Docker, gRPC, OpenAPI, Kong, Envoy, NGINX, Istio, Linkerd
Responsibilities
Implement and maintain API endpoints, middleware, and platform services; Build and evolve the API gateway layer; Write and maintain OpenAPI and gRPC API contracts; Contribute to monitoring, alerting, SLA tracking, and incident response; Collaborate with Data Ingestion, Integrations Platform, and Client Platform teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
