VetsEZ

Senior API Engineer

VetsEZ

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: District of Columbia • Washington • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudKubernetes

About the role

  • Lead Kong API Gateway engineering, including administration of routes, services, consumers, certificates, and policies.
  • Design and maintain custom Kong plugins and advanced policy configurations for API transformations and enforcement.
  • Define API standards and manage OpenAPI (OAS) contracts, including versioning, validation, and governance.
  • Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms, including JWT validation, token management, and key rotation.
  • Build and operate cloud-native infrastructure using Kubernetes and AWS, including deployments, networking, and secure configurations.
  • Establish DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and automated configuration validation and promotion.
  • Develop and maintain observability solutions, including logging, monitoring, SLIs/SLOs, and API usage analytics.
  • Troubleshoot system, container, and network issues while supporting operational readiness through documentation and runbooks.
  • Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to support team objectives and ensure the success of the project.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in API engineering, platform engineering, or related roles.
  • Hands-on experience with Kong Gateway administration in production environments.
  • Strong API design experience using OpenAPI (OAS), including governance and contract testing.
  • Experience with Kubernetes for deploying and managing containerized applications.
  • Proficiency in DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, and automation.
  • Experience implementing API security, including authentication, authorization, JWT handling, and key management.
  • Strong communication skills with experience leading or mentoring technical teams.
Benefits
  • Medical/Dental/Vision.
  • 401k with Employer Match.
  • PTO + Federal Holidays.
  • Corporate Laptop.
  • Training Opportunities.
  • Remote Opportunity.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
API engineeringKong API GatewayOpenAPI (OAS)KubernetesCI/CD pipelinesGitOpsJWT validationtoken managementcloud-native infrastructureobservability solutions
Soft Skills
strong communication skillsleadershipmentoringtroubleshootingdocumentation