API Engineer

Overview

🔧 Job Description – API Engineer

As an API Engineer at Techspo, your primary responsibility is to design, build, and maintain robust APIs that power our products and services. You will ensure seamless communication between applications, systems, and platforms by developing secure, scalable, and efficient interfaces. This role requires strong technical expertise in backend development, a deep understanding of API design principles, and the ability to collaborate across teams to deliver reliable integrations.

You will work closely with product managers, developers, and designers to translate business requirements into technical solutions. From architecting new APIs to optimizing existing ones, you’ll play a critical role in enabling Techspo’s ecosystem to grow and evolve. The ideal candidate is detail‑oriented, passionate about clean code, and thrives in solving complex integration challenges.

🔑 Key Objectives

• Design and implement APIs that are secure, scalable, and easy to use.
• Ensure high performance and reliability across all integrations.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to support product and business needs.

📌 Primary Areas of Accountability

• Develop RESTful and GraphQL APIs to support product features and integrations.
• Write clean, maintainable code in languages such as Python, Node.js, or Java.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and data validation for secure APIs.
• Monitor and optimize API performance, scalability, and uptime.
• Maintain documentation and developer guides for internal and external use.
• Collaborate with DevOps to deploy and manage APIs in cloud environments.

🛠 Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proficiency in backend programming languages (Python, Node.js, Java, or similar).
• Strong understanding of RESTful and GraphQL API design.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with API gateways, monitoring tools, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of security best practices (OAuth, JWT, rate limiting).

🎓 Education & Experience

• Advanced degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years professional experience in API development.
• Proven track record of building and maintaining production‑level APIs.
• Experience with microservices architecture and cloud deployments preferred.