API Engineering Manager — Hands-On Tech Leader

Insight Global; Wood Dale (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing and consulting agency is seeking an experienced leader for their digital enablement team focusing on API engineering. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of software engineering experience with strong skills in Java Spring Boot, Microservices, and Event Driven Architecture. Additionally, the role requires leadership experience to manage and develop a diverse team, ensuring quality and customer satisfaction through effective project oversight and technical strategy development. An opportunity exists for both onsite and remote work.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience in a technology organization.
• Experience in management or leadership for at least 2 years.
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective stakeholder interactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the API engineering team, supporting diverse applications.
• Design and develop APIs for web and mobile applications.
• Troubleshoot issues and mentor team members on development tasks.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Java Spring Boot

Microservices

Event Driven Architecture

Leadership and management

Job description

A leading staffing and consulting agency is seeking an experienced leader for their digital enablement team focusing on API engineering. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of software engineering experience with strong skills in Java Spring Boot, Microservices, and Event Driven Architecture. Additionally, the role requires leadership experience to manage and develop a diverse team, ensuring quality and customer satisfaction through effective project oversight and technical strategy development. An opportunity exists for both onsite and remote work.