[Remote] Azure API Engineering
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SWITS DIGITAL Private Limited is seeking a Senior API Engineer to build and support scalable, secure, and high-performance APIs on Microsoft Azure. The role focuses on Azure API Management, cloud networking, security, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, monitoring, and enterprise API engineering standards.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, deploy, secure, and support enterprise-scale REST APIs on Azure
- Build API solutions using Azure API Management (APIM), Azure Functions, App Services, and related Azure services
- Create and maintain OpenAPI/Swagger specifications while adhering to API design, versioning, and documentation standards
- Implement API security using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, Microsoft Entra ID, Managed Identities, and Azure Key Vault
- Apply Azure networking best practices, including VNets, Private Endpoints, NSGs, Firewalls, and private connectivity
- Configure API gateway policies such as authentication, routing, caching, throttling, rate limiting, and logging
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Bicep, Terraform, ARM Templates, or similar technologies
- Establish monitoring, diagnostics, and alerting using Azure Monitor and Application Insights
- Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, troubleshooting, and development of API engineering standards and best practices
Skills
- Strong software engineering experience focused on API and integration development
- Proven experience building and hosting production-grade APIs on Microsoft Azure
- Hands-on expertise with Azure API Management (APIM), Azure Functions, and Azure cloud services
- Strong understanding of RESTful API design principles and OpenAPI/Swagger standards
- Experience implementing secure API authentication and authorization frameworks
- Solid knowledge of Azure networking, security, governance, monitoring, and performance optimization
- Experience building automated CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation processes
- Strong troubleshooting, production support, testing, and monitoring experience
- Proficiency with Git and modern DevOps/DevSecOps practices
- Experience with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, API-led connectivity, and enterprise integration patterns
- Experience integrating MuleSoft with Azure-based APIs and services
- Knowledge of event-driven architecture using Azure Service Bus and Event Grid
- Experience with containers and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Exposure to AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot for code generation, testing, documentation, and automation
- Microsoft Azure certifications are preferred
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