Senior API Platform Architect

Edward Jones; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Edward Jones’s API Office seeks a senior Solution Engineer to shape API strategy and platform capabilities across the firm. You will guide architecture, set standards, and partner with engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure API solutions at scale.

You will mentor engineers, drive observability and reliability best practices, and influence technical decisions across multiple portfolios while aligning with business objectives and enterprise strategy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering or related technical disciplines.
• 5+ years architecting and delivering enterprise-scale API, integration, or distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in API lifecycle management, API governance, and OpenAPI specs.
• Strong experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, and API security (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect).
• Hands-on experience with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and enterprise integration tech.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD and modern practices.
• Experience working in Agile product development environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical expert, providing architectural guidance and leadership for API and platform initiatives.
• Define and evolve API standards, governance practices, and architectural patterns.
• Shape the technical roadmap by improving developer productivity, automation, observability, and reliability.
• Lead the design and review of complex API and integration solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with Product Owners, Engineers, Architects, and stakeholders to accelerate delivery.
• Champion observability and reliability to improve platform resilience and MTTR/MTTD.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to drive platform modernization.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence through guidance and reviews.
• Represent the API Office in architecture discussions across teams and initiatives.

Skills

API governance

OpenAPI specs

Cloud-native architectures

Microservices

OAuth 2.0

OpenID Connect

Java

Spring Boot

Node.js

Python

CI/CD automation

Agile development

Tools

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Edward Jones’s API Office seeks a senior Solution Engineer to shape API strategy and platform capabilities across the firm. You will guide architecture, set standards, and partner with engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure API solutions at scale.

You will mentor engineers, drive observability and reliability best practices, and influence technical decisions across multiple portfolios while aligning with business objectives and enterprise strategy.