Senior API Platform Engineer - AWS, Microservices, Hybrid

System One; Lafayette (LA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

System One in Lafayette, LA is seeking a Senior API Platform Software Engineer to join an API Ecosystem team. You will build and enhance backend services, APIs, and platform capabilities in a distributed AWS environment.

You will develop secure, scalable RESTful APIs and microservices while covering the API lifecycle—versioning, security, performance, monitoring, and production support. The role requires hands-on Java or Python development, modern DevOps practices, and collaboration with

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on software development experience with Java (8-21) and/or Python.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs, backend services, and microservices.
• Strong AWS experience and API management familiarity.
• Knowledge of API security, versioning, and observability tools.

Skills

Java (8-21)

Python

REST APIs

Microservices

AWS

API gateway

Apigee

OAuth 2.0

JWT

mTLS

OpenAPI/Swagger

GraphQL

CI/CD

GitHub/GitLab

Terraform

JavaScript/TypeScript

Kubernetes

OTEL

Splunk

CloudWatch

Relational DB

NoSQL DB

Troubleshooting

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

System One in Lafayette, LA is seeking a Senior API Platform Software Engineer to join an API Ecosystem team. You will build and enhance backend services, APIs, and platform capabilities in a distributed AWS environment.

You will develop secure, scalable RESTful APIs and microservices while covering the API lifecycle—versioning, security, performance, monitoring, and production support. The role requires hands-on Java or Python development, modern DevOps practices, and collaboration with