Senior Web API Developer

- Designing and creating robust interfaces to integrate a variety of systems and technologies to solve business problems and create scalable solutions<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

- Develops deep understanding of MSDs existing technology platforms and their interfaces as required by project work

- Evaluates and recommends interface approaches to create high performing, scalable solutions

- Drives towards industry standards and RESTful services, but understands limitations of legacy systems and identifies appropriate integration approaches

Qualifications<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

MSc Degree or BSc Degree with relevant experience in Computer Science or related field, with a minimum 5 years of relevant experience.

Required Experience and Skills:

Proven record of API development on projects with the following skills:

- Experience designing and creating robust and secure RESTful web API and microservices

- Good understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of REST approaches

- Deep understanding of HTTP as a protocol including content negotiation, idempotency, and the various response codes and their semantic meanings

- Has experience handling RESTful HTTP/JSON or SOAP APIs at scale

- Strong technical skills across the entire development stack

- Experience using Test-driven development

- Working experience in Agile/Scrum development team setting

- Strong understanding of one or more of the following languages and frameworks: Javascript, Java, Node.JS, Relational and non-relational databases

- Experience with APIGee or similar API Management or API Gateway products a plus

- Familiarity with DevOps and Continuous Integration & Delivery a plus

- Understanding of various API Specification standards like API Blueprint, Open API (Swagger) a plus