Senior API Data Analyst
Core
Analyze API usage, costs, and integration patterns to build an operating loop that detects misuse, proposes guardrails, and ensures platform stability.
Role type
Senior API Data Analyst (Observability & Operations)
Builds
Continuous API health monitoring, automated usage checks, and evidence-based rate-limiting proposals.
Domain
Technology / API Platform / Observability
Required skills
API observability, log analysis, statistical reasoning, Python, SQL, REST API architecture, rate limiting, concurrency management, automation scripting
Preferred skills
AI-assisted triage, fan-out risk analysis, integration pattern design, stakeholder management
Technologies
Elasticsearch, BigQuery, Python, SQL, REST APIs
Responsibilities
Build automated checks for API usage and misuse; analyze request logs and metrics to identify integration anti-patterns; propose concrete rate limits and capacity ceilings; partner with engineering teams to enforce guardrails; define integration playbooks and documentation; maintain a company-wide view of API health.
