Senior API Lead: Azure, OpenAPI, .NET Expert

Educology Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 165,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Educology Solutions seeks a Lead API Software Engineer to drive enterprise API delivery. You will translate business capabilities into secure, reusable API products and own technical direction while ensuring quality, testing, and observability.

The role collaborates with architecture, security, DevOps, and product teams to implement contract-first APIs, Azure API Management governance, and robust production support. Strong leadership without people management is expected.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with API or integration focus.
• Hands-on proficiency in C#/.NET and Azure technologies.
• Ownership of REST APIs from design to production operation; microservices knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and support production APIs and services using C#/.NET and Azure.
• Lead API contract design, data mapping, and integration patterns.
• Enforce contract-first API practices with OpenAPI/Swagger; define schemas and versioning.

Skills

C#/.NET

Azure API Management

OpenAPI/Swagger

OAuth/OIDC

CI/CD

Observability

Technical leadership

Code review

Security

Production support

Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions

Tools

Azure API Management

OpenAPI

Azure Monitor

Application Insights

Job description

Educology Solutions seeks a Lead API Software Engineer to drive enterprise API delivery. You will translate business capabilities into secure, reusable API products and own technical direction while ensuring quality, testing, and observability.

The role collaborates with architecture, security, DevOps, and product teams to implement contract-first APIs, Azure API Management governance, and robust production support. Strong leadership without people management is expected.