API Designer

Job Description:

The API Designer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality APIs that enable seamless integration between applications, systems, and services. This role requires a deep understanding of API design principles, RESTful services, and modern development practices to ensure secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business analysts, architects, and developers to gather requirements for APIs.
• Design RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL endpoints that meet business and technical requirements.
• Develop API specifications, including endpoints, request/response formats, authentication methods, and error handling.
• Define and enforce API governance, standards, and best practices across the organization.
• Ensure APIs are secure, scalable, and performant, following security best practices (OAuth, JWT, API keys, rate limiting).
• Create and maintain API documentation using tools like Swagger, Postman, or OpenAPI.
• Conduct API design reviews and provide guidance to development teams.
• Work with backend and frontend teams to ensure proper integration and smooth functionality.
• Participate in testing, debugging, and troubleshooting API-related issues.
• Monitor API usage, performance metrics, and suggest improvements or optimizations.
• Support the implementation of CI/CD pipelines for API deployment and version control.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design principles and microservices architecture.
• Experience with API documentation tools (Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman).
• Familiarity with API security standards (OAuth, JWT, API keys).
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Java, C#, Python, Node.js, etc.).
• Knowledge of API management platforms (Apigee, MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, Azure API Management) is a plus.
• Experience with versioning, monitoring, and testing APIs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Preferred:

• Experience designing APIs for large-scale enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of GraphQL, gRPC, or other modern API paradigms.
• Familiarity with cloud-native API development (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Understanding of event-driven architecture and API orchestration.