Senior API Developer

Lavu Tech Solutions; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lavu Tech Solutions – Cheras, Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced API Platform Engineer to design, build, and secure APIs using Axway API management. Your role will include creating policies, protecting API access, and guiding teams through migrations and best practices.

You will also document APIs, perform technical assessments, and maintain the API Catalogue while supporting ongoing maintenance and integrations in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional IT/Software engineering experience.
• 4+ years hands-on experience with API technologies and frameworks.
• 3+ years experience in Axway API management (API Manager, Gateway, Portal, Analytics).
• Experience migrating or upgrading Axway API Gateway.
• Experience using Bitbucket, Bamboo, Nexus, Kibana, ElasticSearch, FileBeat, SoapUI, Postman.
• Knowledge of SSL/TLS, HMAC, PKI and cryptography for API/web services.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Spring Boot, Java.
• Nice to have Kafka and MQ experience.
• Banking/Insurance industry experience is a plus.
• Able to work in fast-paced environments; good team player.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop APIs and publish/consume via API Management Platform.
• Define policies, filters, transformations, routing, and security for APIs.
• Build, test, and migrate APIs for backend services; educate teams on API management.
• Document API Catalogue and prepare API specifications and design docs.
• Support planned maintenance and BAU activities for API Platform.
• Analyze business requirements and perform technical assessments.
• Define, configure, and maintain API definitions and Swagger docs.
• Develop reusable components and assets for project teams.

Skills

API development

Axway platform

Security standards

Kubernetes & Docker

Java / Spring Boot

Kafka / MQ

CI/CD tools

Tools

Bitbucket

Bamboo

Nexus

Kibana

Elasticsearch

FileBeat

SoapUI

Postman

Job description

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Lavu Tech Solutions – Cheras, Kuala Lumpur

Looking for someone who can attend F2F interview.

Should be available locally.

Description:

Design & Develop APIs using API Management Platform.

Develop API policies & filters as required to publish/consume API, transformation, routing and orchestration, API Security using API Management Platform.

Build and test APIs for new and existing backend services to help facilitate development team migrations. Help educate teams managing and developing APIs.

Document & maintain API Catalogue for internal & external usage. Prepare Detail Design Document, API Technical Specifications & other documents as necessary to support the platform or assigned projects.

Support all planned maintenance activities, BAU activities for API Platform including any emergency maintenance.

To do business requirement analysis & perform technical assessment to identify functional & non-functional requirements.

Define, configure and maintain API definitions to secure control and manage APIs. Maintain Swagger definition required to publish APIs.

Utility Services & Reusable Asset Library:

Build and document components, code or other assets that can be leveraged by project teams. Includes value-added services that are non-BU specific and might otherwise be redundantly developed and maintained by each area.

Do Unit Testing and support Integration Testing

Takes accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks.

Maintains awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.

Highlights any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices.

We are looking for people who

6+ years of overall experience in professional IT/Software engineering.

At least 4+ years of hands‑on experience with various API technologies and frameworks.

3+ years experience in Axway API management platform, that consist of API Manager, API Gateway, API Portal and API Analytics.

Have experience in migrating or upgrading Axway API Gateway.

Have experience using Bitbucket, Bamboo, Nexus, Kibana, Elastic Search, FileBeat, SoapUI, Postman.

Have experience & knowledge on implementing various security standards (TLS, HMAC, Digital Signature, Public Key Infrastructure, Cryptography/Encryptions Mechanism) used in API/Web Services while publishing & consuming API/web services

Experienced or working knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, Spring Boot, Java

Good to have experience in Kafka & Messaging Queue (MQ).

Preferable with Banking or Insurance industry experience.

Adaptable to fast-pace environment, self-driven and result-oriented. Good team player with good interpersonal skills and able to work independently and possess initiative.

High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork.

Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes.