AVP, API Engagement Engineer

Synchrony

API Engagement Engineer managing multiple teams for REST API and Application development at Synchrony. Providing architectural guidance and best practices while promoting APIs for market consumption.

Posted 4/11/2026full-timeNew York City • Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $115,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaJavaScriptJenkinsNode.jsSOAPSpring

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Advocate the Application & Service development teams across the organization
Manage multiple teams actively working at once
Provide best practices for REST API development
Design and review API specifications for REST best practices
Teach teams to utilize the new suite of API development tools
Provide architectural guidance for API & Application development across Synchrony
Help teams understand how to leverage the API Gateway
Promote best practices for Microservice/SOA application development
Learn Synchrony’s domains and assist teams to promote their APIs to the level of Enterprise & Productize APIs for wide market consumption
Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related degree with 3-5 years of Modern Application Development experience or, in lieu of degree, 5-7 years of Modern Application Development experience
3+ years in API development using Apigee (preferred) or any other similar API Gateway Product
Strong Technical Expertise in Java Spring, Node JS, REST, SOAP, Swagger Hub (JSON/YAML)
Strong Experience with Agile application development and familiarity with tools like JIRA, Bitbucket
Strong Experience with continuous integration environments and using tools like Jenkins
Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical peers
Strong attention to detail in a team environment
Ability to analyze, use structured problem solving and available tools to troubleshoot systems
Passionate to learn and understand diversified business domains and technologies
Excellent communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexibility to work from home or office
Commuting support for in-person engagement activities
Opportunities for professional development and team engagement activities

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Hard Skills & Tools

API developmentJava SpringNode JSRESTSOAPSwagger HubJSONYAMLMicroserviceSOA

Soft Skills

communication skillsattention to detailproblem solvingteam collaborationpassion for learning