Api Developer

Job Title: API Developer

Job Type:[Full-time]

Experience Range: 2 years to 6 years

API Developer

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to define API requirements.
• Ensure API performance, scalability, and security.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Implement authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., OAuth2, JWT).
• Monitor and troubleshoot API issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Maintain version control and ensure backward compatibility.
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in API development using languages such as Node.js & Python only.
• Strong understanding of 

  RESTful principles

   and/or 

  GraphQL

  .
• Experience with 

  API documentation tools

   (e.g., Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman).
• Familiarity with 

  API gateways

  , 

  rate limiting

  , and 

  caching strategies

  .
• Knowledge of 

  database systems

   (SQL and NoSQL).
• Experience with 

  CI/CD pipelines

   and 

  version control systems

   (e.g., Git).
• Understanding 

  security best practices

   in API development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with 

  cloud platforms

   (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with 

  microservices architecture

  .
• Knowledge of 

  containerization

   (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with 

  message brokers

   (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka).

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to quality.