Senior API Platform Architect & Engineer

CYGNIFY PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

CYGNIFY PTE. LTD. invites a hands-on Product Engineer–API Platform Development & Architecture to design, build, and scale enterprise API platforms. You will partner with product managers, architects, and security teams to transform requirements into production-grade API products and platforms.

Responsibilities span API platform engineering, backend development, and cloud-native engineering, including CI/CD pipelines, API security, and developer experiences. 8+ years of experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in API platform engineering, backend development, software engineering, or enterprise integration.
• Strong experience designing enterprise API architectures and integration platforms.
• Hands-on development using Java, Python, Go, or Node.js.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, OpenAPI, GraphQL, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and JWT.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop enterprise-grade API platforms, reusable API services, and digital products from concept through production.
• Define API architecture standards, governance, versioning, lifecycle management, and developer experience.
• Design secure, scalable API ecosystems for internal, partner, and external consumers.
• Develop API-first architectures using REST, OpenAPI, GraphQL, and event-driven patterns.
• Define API security including authentication, authorization, rate limiting, encryption, and protection.
• Develop reusable frameworks, SDKs, and accelerators to boost engineering productivity.
• Drive API productization and adoption across enterprise platforms.
• Build cloud-native applications with Kubernetes, Docker, and microservices.

Skills

API Platform

Backend Development

Cloud-Native

Java

Python

Go

Node.js

REST APIs

OpenAPI

GraphQL

OAuth2

OpenID Connect

JWT

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Security

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Apigee

Kong

MuleSoft

Azure API Management

AWS API Gateway

OpenAPI

Job description

CYGNIFY PTE. LTD. invites a hands-on Product Engineer–API Platform Development & Architecture to design, build, and scale enterprise API platforms. You will partner with product managers, architects, and security teams to transform requirements into production-grade API products and platforms.

Responsibilities span API platform engineering, backend development, and cloud-native engineering, including CI/CD pipelines, API security, and developer experiences. 8+ years of experience is required.