DistroKid

Backend Engineer

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable REST and GraphQL APIs that assist internal teams and external partnerships
• Establish and document API design standards, patterns, and best practices across the organization
• Lead technical design discussions and architecture decisions for new integrations and partnership opportunities
• Build and support APIs for emerging integration opportunities, including AI/LLM tools and Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementations
• Implement secure authentication and authorization systems, including OAuth integrations
• Collaborate with other teams to understand API requirements and deliver robust solutions
• Review code and provide technical guidance to team members and engineers across the organization
• Own the API roadmap and prioritize work to support development velocity and business needs
• Ensure APIs are well-documented, versioned appropriately, and maintain backward compatibility
• Build and maintain API testing frameworks and automation
• Respond to technical requirements from partnership teams and third-party integrators
• Work with AWS services to build resilient, scalable API infrastructure
• Contribute to reducing technical debt and improving consistency across existing APIs

API Engineer