API Architect

Job Role -

Job Title: API Architect

Location: Edinburgh, UK

Experience Level: 15+ years

2 days hybrid is mandatory and 3 days remote.

Job Summary:

Looking for an Technical Architect that shall define, develop and maintain the Application Programming Interfaces for specific business functional/technical areas and provide high-level roadmaps for the implementation of the robust API solutions, aligning to a common technical direction ensuring accomplishment of the roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and define API architecture and standards.
• Collaborate with development teams to implement scalable API solutions.
• Ensure API security, reliability, and performance.
• Establish and enforce best practices for API development.
• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies and tools.
• Document architectural decisions and API specifications.
• Mentor and guide software engineers on API-related topics.
• Review and improve existing API implementations.
• Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and align API strategy.
• Monitor API usage and optimize for scalability and efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Proven experience designing and implementing APIs.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful and GraphQL API design principles.
• Experience with microservices architecture and cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with API security standards and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience with API management tools and platforms.
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
• Competency / Knowledge Monitoring of Emerging Technologies.
• Excellent Solution Assessment Skills
• Participate, position and or present in relevant Engineering Architecture Governance forums or related forums (Internal and/or External associations) and act as quorum member or chairperson at the relevant Technology Architecture Governance.

Nice to Have

• Excellent Behavioral Competency
• Strong communication and documentation abilities.
• Stakeholder Management
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Mandatory Skills-

Role

Mandatory Skills

Experience Required

Hands on experience in years

API Architect

How many years you have worked as architect?

Minimum 3 years

How many years of microservice development with Java and Spring Boot?

Minimum 8 years

Do you have exposure to Java 17+?

Mandatory

Understanding of domain-driven design, microservices, and service orchestration.

Mandatory

Do you have skills of RDBMS and NOSQL database in writing query, procedures, optimization and troubleshooting

Mandatory

Do you have knowledge of GraphQL and gRPC

Mandatory

Do you have good understanding of Microservice design patterns - EDA, SAGA, Circuit breaker

Mandatory

Do you have experience in building CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployments, and rollback strategies?

Mandatory

Proven experience with system architecture, API design, and scalable application patterns.

Mandatory

Experience with version control (Git), CI/CD, and agile methodologies.

Mandatory

How many years Hands-on experience in GCP or Azure or AWS cloud?

At least 3 years