API Engineer

Qualifications • You have a strong background and passion in building successful full stack systems, services and APIs that deliver impactful products to customers • You are comfortable in dealing with change • You love to take initiative and have a bias towards action • A strong technical background, including 7+ years of software delivery experience as a generalist working on both the frontend, backend, and anything it takes to solve problems and delight users • We work mostly with JavaScript (React), Redux, Terraform, Python, Node.js, HTML, and CSS • A true passion for user experience, as evidenced by an obsessive user focus • Experience running software on public cloud platforms and developing applications with cloud services • Experience in successful delivery of high-quality, scalable production services and systems • Experience in test driven development and deployment through Agile and DevOps methodology, mindset and best practices • Hands-on experience with automation including test automation, IaC, and automated releases/rollbacks • Experience building and contributing to CI/CD platform and processes using tools such as GitLab, Datadog, etc • Experience with serverless development and operations • Thrives in a collaborative environment involving different stakeholders and subject matter experts • Enjoyment in working with a diverse group of people with different expertise • Experience with security controls and compliance (Role-Based Authentication, encryption at rest and transit, IPS/IDS and traffic inspection, application layer security, TLS, SQL Injection, OWASP, and DDOS prevention) • Deep technical expertise with software and application security, including SSDLC and DevSecOps practices, as well as the tools and processes that enable them such as CI/CI pipelines, SAST, DAST, and RASP tools, SCA and Vulnerability Management, and how to find the right tools for the environment to help create and ship secure applications Responsibilities • Directly contribute to core interface design and write code • Serve as a role model for software design and scalable systems architecture by developing, sharing, and setting the quality bar for   as a whole • Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable and performant services and systems • Make significant hands-on contributions to deliver critical projects and bring value to customers • Lead by example to uphold high engineering standards, and elevate quality and engineering efficiency across • Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization including dependent engineering teams, product, design, infrastructure, and operations • Partner intern  to develop training and educational programs to raise customer awareness of Web Application and API Security