Senior API Platform Engineer – Backend & DevSecOps

Socket.dev; Hopkins (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

401(k)

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design and build the next generation of enterprise API platform capabilities. You will develop scalable backend services, modern developer experiences, and automation to securely publish and manage APIs.

Mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence are key parts of the role. You will work with Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, React, TypeScript, and AI-powered capabilities while applying DDD and API-first design principles to deliver high-quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Experience designing and building enterprise API platforms, backend services, and developer experiences.
• Proficiency with microservices, API-first design, and modern software architectures.
• Hands-on experience with security, DevSecOps, and cloud-native development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise API platform capabilities.
• Build scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, REST APIs, GraphQL, and microservices.
• Develop frontend experiences with React and TypeScript.
• Apply Domain-Driven Design and event-driven patterns in systems.
• Drive automation for API registration, testing, security, and CI/CD workflows.
• Monitor and optimize production environments for reliability and performance.
• Incorporate AI-powered capabilities and governance into platform services.
• Lead code reviews and mentor engineers; collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Node.js

REST APIs

GraphQL

Microservices

React

TypeScript

DDD

Event-driven

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenAPI/Swagger

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

JWT

PostgreSQL

Aurora

MongoDB

Observability

AI/GenAI

Prompt engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

OpenAPI/Swagger

PostgreSQL

Aurora

MongoDB

React

TypeScript

Job description

U.S. Bank seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design and build the next generation of enterprise API platform capabilities. You will develop scalable backend services, modern developer experiences, and automation to securely publish and manage APIs.

Mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence are key parts of the role. You will work with Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, React, TypeScript, and AI-powered capabilities while applying DDD and API-first design principles to deliver high-quality