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API Engineering Team Lead – Java, Scala
Unacast
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $150,000 - $170,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AWSJavaPythonScalaSQL
About the role
- Lead a team of Software Engineers, providing mentorship and guidance while actively contributing to API design, development, and optimization
- Plan, execute, iterate, and challenge assumptions to ensure the team’s deliverables are timely and delivering the intended value
- Continuously improve the team's ability to ship client and product value
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality APIs to support various applications and services.
- Implement API solutions that adhere to industry best practices in terms of scalability, performance, and security.
- Ensure APIs are well-documented, including clear usage instructions and examples.
- Monitor API performance and troubleshoot issues, implementing necessary optimizations.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends in API development, recommending improvements and advancements to our current API ecosystem.
- Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to ensure code quality and maintainability.
- Contribute to the overall architecture and design of our API strategy, aligning with business objectives.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders (including customers) to gather requirements and understand use cases as needed.
Requirements
- Minimum 2-4 years of team leadership experience.
- Minimum 1-2 years of experience working with REST APIs.
- Experience in software or engineering projects from ideation, through development and into production.
- Proficiency in Java 8 or higher and Scala is required.
- Experience with Python or other programming languages is a plus.
- Demonstrate excellent SQL database skills ranging from database initial creation and design, table design, automated load and maintenance processes, and efficient querying.
- Proficiency working in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and utilizing its many services.
- Experience processing data efficiently in JSON and GeoJSON.
- A positive and adaptable attitude, with a collaborative approach to teamwork.
- Excellent organizational and progress-tracking skills.
- Proficiency in Agile methodologies.
- Strong communication skills and fluency in English.
Benefits
- competitive salaries
- unlimited PTO
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
API designAPI developmentAPI optimizationJava 8ScalaPythonSQLJSONGeoJSONAgile methodologies
Soft skills
team leadershipmentorshipcollaborationorganizational skillsprogress trackingcommunication skillsadaptabilityconstructive feedback
