Lead Apigee Developer

Lead Apigee Developer
Concord CA

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Apigee Developer to design develop and manage enterprise-grade API platforms using Google Apigee. The role requires deep expertise in API design security and lifecycle management with a strong focus on scalable high-performance integrations.

A candidate with a strong Java/J2EE background and integration experience (microservices middleware ESB) will be highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design development and implementation of API solutions using Apigee (Edge/X/Hybrid)

Define and enforce API design standards governance and best practices

Build and manage API proxies shared flows policies and security frameworks

Implement robust API security (OAuth2 JWT mTLS rate limiting threat protection)

Design and develop integration solutions across systems (cloud/on-prem)

Ensure high performance scalability and reliability of APIs

Work closely with architecture product and engineering teams to enable digital transformation initiatives

Provide technical leadership mentoring and code reviews

Troubleshoot and resolve production issues and optimize API performance

Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for API deployments

Required Skills & Experience

8 years of experience in software development and integration

4 years of hands-on experience with Apigee (Edge/X/Hybrid)

Strong expertise in:

o API development and lifecycle management

o RESTful APIs and API standards

o API security (OAuth JWT etc.)

Experience with API gateway policies debugging and analytics

Strong understanding of cloud platforms (GCP preferred AWS/Azure acceptable)

Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins Git etc.)

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Nice-to-Have / Preferred

Strong background in Java/J2EE (Spring Boot Microservices)

Experience with integration technologies (ESB middleware Kafka messaging systems)

Exposure to OpenShift/Kubernetes-based deployments

Experience in financial services or enterprise-scale platforms

Knowledge of API monetization and developer portals

Leadership Expectations

Drive API strategy and roadmap alignment with enterprise architecture

Mentor junior developers and guide best practices adoption

Act as a technical SME for API and integration architecture