API Platform Lead - .NET, Azure, Microservices

Calitii; Auckland; On-site; NZD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Synechron is seeking an accomplished engineering leader to own end-to-end API services and drive the delivery of Synapse APIs across platforms.

You will lead development squads, ensure secure, observable APIs, and collaborate with Architecture, DevOps, Security, and Testing teams to keep production reliable and scalable. The role demands 10+ years of software experience and at least 5 years leading teams in enterprise API platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years software engineering.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams.
• Experience managing enterprise API platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of API services.
• Lead development squads and technical decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with coding standards, security controls, and engineering practices.
• Drive solution review, code review, and design governance.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Oversee production readiness and deployment approvals.
• Collaborate with Architecture, DevOps, Security, and Testing teams.
• Manage technical risks and dependencies.
• Support critical production incidents and major releases.

Skills

.NET 8 / C#

Azure AKS

Microservices architecture

RESTful API development

Kong Gateway/Kong Mesh

GitHub Enterprise

CI/CD pipelines

Secure API design

Observability and production-monitorin

Job description

Synechron is seeking an accomplished engineering leader to own end-to-end API services and drive the delivery of Synapse APIs across platforms.

You will lead development squads, ensure secure, observable APIs, and collaborate with Architecture, DevOps, Security, and Testing teams to keep production reliable and scalable. The role demands 10+ years of software experience and at least 5 years leading teams in enterprise API platforms.