API Gateway Platform Engineer
Owns and evolves the company's API gateway platform: develops Node.js/JavaScript/TypeScript applications with unit tests, builds CI/CD pipelines and tools using GitLab, Python, and Terraform on AWS (Kong gateway), and supports internal teams adopting the gateway and its frameworks.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5 years of management experience in manufacturing, preferably in the meat industry
- 3-5+ years of software development experience using Node.js, JavaScript or TypeScript
- Experience with Python and scripting languages
- Comprehensive unit testing experience using Jest, Mocha, Chai or equivalent
- Experience building applications for public cloud platforms, preferably AWS
- Experience with DevOps tools such as GitLab and IaC tools such as Terraform
- Experience developing APIs with API Gateway support experience
- Gateway experience (Kong preferred)
- Experience working in platform, AWS, Node, API
- Experience using source version control such as Git
Nice to have
- Experience developing APIs or Microservices using REST
- AWS certifications are a big plus
Full description
API Gateway Platform Engineer needs 5 years of management experience in manufacturing, preferably in the meat industry.
API Gateway Platform Engineer requires:
3-5+ years of software development experience using Node.js, JavaScript or TypeScript as programming language
Experience of Python programming language and scripting languages
Experience developing comprehensive unit tests using Jest or Mocha or Chai or an equivalent testing framework
Experience building applications for public cloud platforms, preferably AWS
Experience developing API or Microservices using REST a plus
Experience using DevOps tools and technologies such as GitLab, and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
Experience developing API with API Gateway support experience
Experience in cloud is highly valued; AWS certifications are a big plus
Gateway experience (Kong preferred)
Experience working in platform, AWS, Node, API
Experience using source version control (SVC) such as Git
API Engineer duties:
Serve as a technical authority on all phases of software development including design, coding, testing, debugging, implementation, and support of the API platform and tooling
Support the API platform support and upgrades
Develop applications, frameworks, and tools for API Core Engineering division to improve developer productivity and SDLC process
Develop software applications using Node.js technologies and related programming languages (JavaScript or TypeScript)
Develop comprehensive unit tests using Node.js testing frameworks
Develop CI/CD pipeline tools and frameworks using GitLab, Python, and Shell Scripts
Interact with other development teams within Enterprise to support the adoption of the API gateway and frameworks we build, help resolve issues surrounding adoption and usage, and support questions or clarifications or issues from the consumer teams