API Engineer (Apigee, Google Cloud) (Contract)

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled API Engineer (Apigee,Google Cloud) to join our team on a 24-months’ contract basis, where you will be part of the Data Engineering Team, playing a pivotal role in designing and building secure, scalable API Proxies using Google Apigee to expose data products. You will collaborate with Data Engineers as well as other cross-functional teams to ensure our data platform is scalable, secure, and optimized for performance.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain API proxies on Apigee (Google Cloud) to expose enterprise data assets.
• Implement API products, policies, and monetization features including rate limiting, quotas and analytics.
• Define and enforce API standards and best practices (versioning, security, documentation, governance).
• Collaborate with Data Engineering teams to understand data sources, pipelines, and consumption patterns, and expose them effectively via APIs.
• Work with cloud and networking teams on traffic routing, load balancing and DNS as required for API delivery.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines for API proxy deployment and configuration management.
• Support API lifecycle management from design through production and deprecation.
• Provide L3 support for Apigee related components, which involves troubleshooting API performance, reliability, and integration issues across environments.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in designing and building API proxies using Apigee.
• Good understanding of RESTful API design, HTTP protocols, and API lifecycle management
• Experience implementing API security (OAuth2, JWT, API keys, rate limiting, quotas)
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform, especially IAM, networking fundamentals, and logging/monitoring
• Basic understanding of networking concepts (DNS, TLS, load balancing, routing)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Why Join Us?

• Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning and working on cloud native stack.
• Collaborative Culture: A supportive and inclusive work environment where your ideas are valued.
  
  

Ready to take your career to the next level? Apply now and be part of our transformational journey!