Remote API Engineer – Java/Python, REST/GraphQL

Socket.dev; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

eleven Federal Holidays

Wellness benefits

Job summary

PingWind is seeking an API Developer to join our team supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is a fully remote position responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining APIs that enable communication between different software systems.

The role requires a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related discipline, 5 years of relevant experience (degree may be substituted for 8 years), and eligibility to obtain Public Trust clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or technical discipline.
• 5 years relevant experience (Degree may be substituted for 8 years).
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Experience with API design, REST/GraphQL.
• Experience with Java and Python development.

Responsibilities

• Define and document API specifications, endpoints, data models, and protocols (REST, GraphQL).
• Build and implement APIs using Java, Python, and related frameworks.
• Ensure seamless integration with internal and external systems and services.
• Write unit and integration tests; ensure reliability and performance.
• Create and maintain API documentation with usage examples and best practices.
• Implement authentication, authorization, encryption, and security best practices.
• Monitor, optimize API performance and scalability; manage API versions.

Skills

API design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related discipline

Tools

AWS

Git

Java REST Web Service

Spring Boot

SQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Python

Ruby

Job description

PingWind is seeking an API Developer to join our team supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is a fully remote position responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining APIs that enable communication between different software systems.

The role requires a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related discipline, 5 years of relevant experience (degree may be substituted for 8 years), and eligibility to obtain Public Trust clearance.