API Platform Lead: Scale & Reliability

Safe-Guard Products International; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Ongoing Training & Personal Development

Job summary

Safe-Guard Products International is seeking an experienced API Platform Manager to lead their API engineering team. The ideal candidate will manage high-volume API platforms crucial for business revenue, ensuring reliability and performance at scale.

You will set the technical direction, promote a growth mindset within the team, and collaborate with offshore teams. Current benefits include medical insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, and ongoing training opportunities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Experience with high-volume, critical API platforms.
• Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Own the API platform roadmap and ensure reliability and performance.
• Drive technical excellence in architecture and design.
• Grow and develop your team through coaching and clear expectations.

Skills

Java

API design patterns (GraphQL, gRPC, OpenAPI/Swagger)

AWS cloud-native development

Microservices architecture

Observability tooling (Datadog, Splunk)

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

Tools

ECS Fargate

API Gateway

Lambda

SQS

S3

Job description

Safe-Guard Products International is seeking an experienced API Platform Manager to lead their API engineering team. The ideal candidate will manage high-volume API platforms crucial for business revenue, ensuring reliability and performance at scale.

You will set the technical direction, promote a growth mindset within the team, and collaborate with offshore teams. Current benefits include medical insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, and ongoing training opportunities.