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# API Developer

- **Company:** Kforce Inc.
- **Location:** Irving, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Code Coverage, Continuous Integration, Data Security, DevOps, Programming Tools, Eclipse (Software), IntelliJ IDEA, JSON, Object-Oriented Software Development, RabbitMQ, Data Streaming, Postman, Spring-boot, Git, Integration Tests, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Video Streaming, Restful APIs, Cucumber (Software), Grpc, Web Api, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.kforce.com/find-work/search-jobs/#/detail/MTY5Nn5UVlR-MjE4NjY1NFQxfjk5/

## About the Role

* 15+ years of experience in design, development and triaging for large, complex systems; Experience in Java and object-oriented design skills
 * 6+ years of microservices development experience
 * 5+ years of experience working in Spring Boot
 * 5+ years of experience leading and mentoring a technology team and ensuring the team's success while being a strong individual contributor
 * 3+ years of experience working with streaming technologies like Kafka, RabbitMQ
 * Experienced using API dev tools like IntelliJ/Eclipse, Postman, Git, Cucumber
 * Hands-on experience in building microservices based application using Spring Boot and REST, JSON
 * DevOps understanding - containers, cloud, automation, security, configuration management, CI/CD
 * Experience with Web API, gRPC and GraphQL architecture
 * Experience in streaming technologies like Apache Kafka

## Description

* Design, build and maintain APIs that enable data access and integration between different systems, ensuring secure data exchange and efficient data flow to address growing AI/ML and Data needs of a Fortune 500 company
 * Define structure, functionality, and endpoint of DataAPI's to meet specific business needs
 * Write and implement the code for DataAPI's using appropriate programming languages and technologies
 * Automate test coverage (90+%) for DataAPI framework for unit, functional and integration tests
 * Automate CICD processes and best practices


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