API Developer

Spait Infotech Private Limited

Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Junior

Compensation

£ 70K

Job location

Remote

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java

JavaScript

API

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Automation of Tests

Azure

Databases

Software Debugging

DevOps

Django

JSON

Python

Node.js

NoSQL

OAuth

SQL Databases

XML

Google Cloud Platform

.NET Core

Postman

Flask

Delivery Pipeline

Spring-boot

Caching

Backend

GIT

FastAPI

Pytest

Containerization

Kubernetes

GraphQL

Front End Software Development

Api Gateway

REST

Software Version Control

Docker

Microservices

Job description

We are looking for an adaptable and skilled API Developer to join our engineering team. This role welcomes candidates across a wide experience spectrum-from recent graduates with strong programming fundamentals to experienced engineers proficient in designing and optimizing APIs. You will be responsible for building, maintaining, and enhancing APIs that power our applications and ensure seamless integrations across systems., * Design, develop, and maintain RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs that are secure, scalable, and high performance.

Collaborate with backend, frontend, DevOps, and product teams to understand integration requirements.
Write clean, robust, and efficient code following best practices.
Build reusable components and services that support multiple applications.
Optimize API performance, reliability, and security.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, including API specifications.
Troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, and deploy fixes.
Integrate APIs with databases, third-party services, and internal systems.
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and version control processes.

Requirements

Do you have experience in XML?, Eligibility: Must have the right to work in the UK (Valid Visa) No sponsorship provided, * Proficiency in one or more backend languages/frameworks, such as Node.js, Python (FastAPI/Django/Flask), Java (Spring Boot), .NET Core, or similar.

Strong understanding of REST API design principles and experience with JSON/XML data formats.
Experience working with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL) and constructing efficient queries.
Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
Basic understanding of API authentication and authorization (OAuth 2.0, JWT, etc.).
Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently within a remote team structure.
Experience with GraphQL.
Understanding of microservices architecture and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Familiarity with API gateways, rate limiting, caching, and monitoring tools.
Knowledge of automated testing for APIs (Postman/Newman, Jest, PyTest, etc.).
Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
Must have the right to work in the UK-no sponsorship available.