Contractor Software Developer

Job Description

We are looking for an Software Developer to join our team fully remote opportunity. We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Software Developer specializing in API development to join our dynamic and innovative team. As a Software Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining APIs that provide seamless integrations and robust services to our clients and partners.

What You ll Do

• Design and implement scalable and reliable APIs to support web and mobile applications
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in accordance with our coding standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and define specifications for API development
• Develop and maintain documentation for APIs, including API usage guides and technical specifications
• Ensure APIs are secure by integrating authentication, authorization, and encryption mechanisms
• Optimize API performance through profiling, tuning, and caching strategies
• Monitor API usage and analyze data to identify and implement improvements
• Troubleshoot and debug issues in development and production environments
• Keep abreast of emerging API technologies and best practices to adopt and implement

What You ll Need

Required

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in software development, with a focus on API development
• Java with RAD (Rational Application Developer) IDE experience
• JavaScript, Jquery experience
• Basic web skills (JSON, XML, HTML, CSS) experience
• Experience working with WebSphere Servers
• Able to write efficient and secure code, understands Log4j, TLS, SSL, encryption
• Experience with API Development: syntax, libraries
• Have experience designing and implementing Web APIs
• Have created SOAP & RESTful APIs
• Understands what an interface is and used for, webpages, web components.
• Knowledgeable on Data Structures and Databases SQL
• Knowledgeable on using testing tools like SOAP UI
• Knowledgeable of Git Actions and CI/CD processes.

Preferred

• Experience with C#.Net, C#, Python or like languages
• Bootstrap, JSoup experience
• MuleSoft API Development with RAML experience
• Experience with Windows and Linux Servers