Senior Platform Engineer – API
📍 Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote)
🏢 Industry: Information Technology / Platform Engineering
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: None
💰 Compensation: $105,000 – $160,000 Base Salary
🎯 Experience Level: Mid-Senior (5–7+ Years)
Overview
A global enterprise organization is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer – API to join its Middleware and Platform Engineering team.
This role will focus on designing, implementing, automating, and supporting enterprise API management platforms within a complex, globally distributed environment. The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in API gateways, API lifecycle management, security frameworks, automation, and cloud-native technologies.
As a senior member of the team, you will be expected to work independently on complex initiatives, collaborate with stakeholders across multiple regions, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to the modernization and optimization of critical API platforms.
Key Responsibilities
API Platform Engineering
Design, implement, and maintain enterprise API management platforms.
Support API gateway architecture and platform modernization initiatives.
Develop scalable, secure, and reliable API solutions.
Optimize API platform performance, availability, and resiliency.
API Lifecycle Management
Manage API design, publishing, versioning, governance, and retirement.
Establish and enforce API standards and best practices.
Support API onboarding and developer enablement initiatives.
Ensure consistency across enterprise API implementations.
Automation & DevOps
Automate API deployment, configuration, and operational processes.
Integrate API platforms into CI/CD pipelines.
Develop automation scripts using Python, Shell, or Ansible.
Support infrastructure-as-code and DevOps initiatives.
Security & Compliance
Implement API security policies and governance controls.
Manage authentication and authorization frameworks.
Support secure API design and deployment practices.
Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards.
Monitoring & Performance Management
Monitor API performance, availability, and usage trends.
Analyze metrics and implement performance improvements.
Troubleshoot complex platform and integration issues.
Support proactive capacity planning and platform optimization.
Collaboration & Leadership
Partner with architects, developers, product teams, and business stakeholders.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical knowledge sharing.
Participate in platform strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones.
Required Qualifications
Experience
✔ 5+ years of experience in API platform engineering, middleware engineering, or platform operations.
✔ Experience supporting enterprise-scale API management environments.
✔ Experience working within complex, globally distributed organizations.
Must-Have Technical Skills
API Management Platforms
Strong experience with one or more of:
Kong
Broadcom Layer7
Google Apigee
Equivalent API Management Platforms
API Gateway Technologies
API Gateway Architecture
Traffic Management
Rate Limiting
API Security Policies
API Governance
API Lifecycle Management
API Design
API Publishing
API Versioning
API Retirement
API Governance Frameworks
Authentication & Security
OAuth 2.0
JWT
OpenID Connect (OIDC)
API Security Best Practices
Automation & DevOps
Experience with:
Python
Shell Scripting
Ansible
Strong understanding of:
CI/CD Pipelines
DevOps Methodologies
Deployment Automation
Infrastructure Automation
Monitoring & Observability
Experience with:
Prometheus
Grafana
API Analytics
Performance Monitoring
Usage Monitoring
Cloud & Containerization
Exposure to:
Docker
Kubernetes
Cloud-Native API Platforms
Containerized Middleware Environments
Preferred Qualifications
Experience leading API platform initiatives.
Experience supporting global enterprise environments.
Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
Experience with platform modernization and cloud migration efforts.
Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns and middleware ecosystems.
Screening Questions
Do you have professional experience with API management platforms such as Kong, Broadcom Layer7, Google Apigee, or similar technologies?
Do you have experience designing and supporting API gateway architectures?
Have you worked with API traffic management, rate limiting, and API security policies?
Do you have experience managing the full API lifecycle, including design, publishing, versioning, and retirement?
Have you implemented authentication and authorization frameworks such as OAuth 2.0, JWT, or OpenID Connect?
Do you have experience automating API deployments using Python, Shell, or Ansible?
Have you integrated API platforms into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows?
Do you have experience with API monitoring and analytics tools such as Prometheus or Grafana?
Have you worked with Docker and Kubernetes in API or middleware environments?
Are you authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship?
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will:
Be a senior-level API platform engineer capable of operating independently.
Possess strong expertise across API gateways, API management, and security.
Be comfortable collaborating with global teams and stakeholders.
Demonstrate strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
Have experience automating platform deployments and operational processes.
Mentor junior engineers while remaining hands-on technically.
Thrive in highly complex enterprise environments.
Be flexible with occasional global collaboration outside standard business hours.
Candidate Snapshot
Requirement
Details
Experience
5–7+ Years
API Platforms
Kong, Layer7, Apigee or Equivalent
Security
OAuth 2.0, JWT, OpenID Connect
Automation
Python, Shell, Ansible
DevOps
CI/CD, Deployment Automation
Monitoring
Prometheus, Grafana
Containerization
Docker, Kubernetes
Location
Atlanta, GA
Work Arrangement
Hybrid (3 Days Onsite)
Compensation
$105K – $160K
Visa Sponsorship
Not Available
What Makes Someone Successful in This Role?
Deep expertise in enterprise API management platforms.
Strong understanding of API gateway architecture and security.
Ability to automate deployments and operational processes.
Experience working within global, cross-functional teams.
Strong troubleshooting and platform optimization capabilities.
Ability to balance hands-on engineering with mentoring responsibilities.
Excellent communication skills when engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Commitment to continuous improvement, platform reliability, and operational excellence.