CareerPlan

Full-stack Engineer 4 (Manager, IC)-EDT

Richmond, VA, USFull-time$197k2026-10-05 → 2026-11-11
Based in United StatesNo visa sponsorship

Core

Building and pioneering the API Gateway platform, a mission-critical system handling billions of daily requests and driving the company's API strategy.

Role type

Senior IC Full-stack Software Engineer (API Gateway)

Builds

Next-generation API Gateway infrastructure built with Kong, serving as Authorization and Resource servers.

Domain

Fintech / Cloud Infrastructure / API Management

Required skills

Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala, AWS, GCP, Azure, OAUTH2, OIDC, gRPC, Open API 3.0, Workload Identity Platform (WIDP), CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing, Git, observability, AI-based coding tools

Preferred skills

Mentoring engineers, leading cross-functional initiatives, establishing coding standards, troubleshooting distributed systems, interactive AI tooling

Technologies

Kong, Git, GitHub, Bitbucket

Responsibilities

Develop capabilities around API standards (OAUTH2, OIDC, gRPC), deploy and manage dedicated gateways on Kong, optimize performance bottlenecks in distributed systems, mentor engineers, lead large-scale technical initiatives

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities