Senior Platform Engineer – API

Veracity Software Inc

🇺🇸 United States

On-site

Senior

3 months ago

API Gateway
Devops
Apigee
JWT
OpenID Connect
Python
Ansible
CI/CD
Prometheus
Grafana
Docker
Kubernetes

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Senior Platform Engineer – API
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Atlanta, Georgia (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote)
The ideal candidate is a Senior Platform Engineer with strong experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise API platforms. The candidate should possess deep expertise in API Management, API Gateway technologies, cloud-native platforms, automation, DevOps, and containerized environments. This role requires the ability to work independently, mentor junior engineers, collaborate across global teams, and support complex enterprise API initiatives.
Must possess:

5+ years of Platform Engineering or API Platform experience
Strong experience with API Management platforms such asKong, Broadcom Layer7, Google Apigee, or similar
Strong understanding of API Gateway architecture, traffic management, rate limiting, and API security
Experience managing the full API lifecycle (design, publishing, versioning, retirement)
Hands-on experience with OAuth 2.0, JWT, OpenID Connect, and API authentication/authorization
Experience with automation and scripting (Python, Shell, Ansible)
Experience integrating API platforms with CI/CD pipelines
Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills

The Senior Platform Engineer – API will design, develop, maintain, and optimize enterprise API platforms supporting critical business applications and services. This role focuses on API gateway administration, platform automation, DevOps integration, monitoring, security, and cloud-native technologies while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.
The successful candidate will lead API platform initiatives, improve deployment automation, ensure platform reliability, mentor engineers, and support enterprise-scale API infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain enterprise API platforms
Administer API Management platforms (Kong, Layer7, Apigee, etc.)
Configure API Gateway routing, traffic management, rate limiting, and security policies
Manage the API lifecycle including publishing, versioning, and retirement
Implement API authentication and authorization using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and OpenID Connect
Develop automation using Python, Shell, and Ansible
Integrate API platforms into CI/CD pipelines
Support Docker and Kubernetes deployments
Monitor API performance using Prometheus, Grafana, or similar tools
Troubleshoot complex platform and API issues
Create and maintain technical documentation
Collaborate with Product, Development, Infrastructure, and Operations teams
Mentor junior engineers and support global engineering initiatives

Required Qualifications

5+ years of Platform Engineering or API Platform experience
Experience with API Management platforms:
- Kong
- Broadcom Layer7
- Google Apigee
- Equivalent API Gateway solutions
Experience with:
- API Gateway Architecture
- Traffic Management
- Rate Limiting
- API Security
Experience managing API Lifecycle
Experience with:
- OAuth 2.0
- JWT
- OpenID Connect
Experience with:
- Python
- Shell Scripting
- Ansible
Experience integrating CI/CD pipelines
Experience using:
- Prometheus
- Grafana
Experience with:
- Docker
- Kubernetes
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

Enterprise API Platform Administration
Cloud-native API Solutions
DevOps
Infrastructure Automation
Platform Engineering Leadership
Global Team Collaboration
Technical Mentoring
Performance Optimization
API Analytics
Middleware Platform Engineering

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