Senior Platform Engineer - API

About this kind of role

What a Senior Platform Engineer - API usually does. The employer's own details are in the listing.

Typically does: A Senior Platform Engineer specializing in APIs designs, builds, and maintains the infrastructure supporting an organization's application programming interfaces. This role focuses on ensuring APIs are scalable, reliable, secure, and performant, often involving automation and infrastructure-as-code practices. Responsibilities include monitoring API health, troubleshooting issues, and collaborating with development teams to integrate APIs into applications. They may also contribute to the evolution of API design standards and best practices.

Tools and skills: Proficiency in programming languages like Python or Go, experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), API gateways, and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible) is generally expected.

Good fit for: Individuals with a strong background in software engineering and a passion for building robust and scalable platforms are typically successful in this role.