Senior Software Engineer - API Developer

Company: Arkatechture
Location: Portland
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Job Description:

Senior Software Engineer - API Developer Why Work Here?-- At Arkatechture, we have a simple shared mission: to build a sustainable organization built upon three pillars: Do something meaningful, With a great team, Earning what you deserve. We started in 2012 with a passion for data, business, and getting things done. We are a team of data lovers and technical experts who use our skills to help businesses big and small harness, utilize, and optimize their data. As New England's Data Resource, we are a small company constantly evolving to keep up with changing landscapes in the data world.-- We are proud of the community and culture that we've created at Arkatechture, and we have no intention of slowing down. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes:--

• Employer paid medical, disability, life insurance, with optional dental/vision
• Generous paid time off and eight paid holidays
• 401k & matching
• Training opportunities and certificate reimbursement
• Quarterly reviews & bonus cycles All employees share our core values: put the team first, practice humility, take pride in everything we do, stay curious, care for our community & environment, take work seriously; ourselves not so much. Note: Due to COVID-19, all Arkatechture employees are working remotely through July 2021 Job Description As a software engineer with API development as your core focus, you will serve as a member of the delivery team and be responsible for analyzing, designing, building, implementing and supporting APIs to grow and support our digital footprint. We are looking for a self-starter who is passionate about new and emerging technologies. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced team environment and will be able to work efficiently with the Business and Technology teams collaborating with Project/Implementation Managers. This position has the possibility of being a remote opportunity.
  
  How to Apply
  Please send a cover letter and resume with your application. You must submit all requested documents to be considered for the position.
  
  Responsibilities
  • Design, develop or modify software by using various programming languages depending on the product(s). End to end API delivery including planning, design, development, testing and delivery of API(s)
  • Create, maintain and version API's in the various management layers
  • Analyze users' needs to determine how software should be built or if existing software should be modified. Translate business requirements and specifications into usable and scalable software
  • Communicate with both technical and non-technical collaborators, as well as research and recommend new solutions.
  • Participate on a cross-functional team, collaborate with team members and adopt the scrum agile methodology of development
  • Develop and/or perform software automated testing procedures, solutions and frameworks to ensure software functions as needed
  • Process and understand capabilities and limitations of data outputs from the software
  • Participate in design and code reviews
  • Assist with delivery estimates
    
    
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or comparable work experience
  • 3+ years of relevant work experience is required in the field of web services such as REST, SOAP, & GraphQL APIs, JMS, JDBC, and other web services
  • Knowledge about API design standards, patterns and best-practices specifically REST APIs, SOAP, SDKs and CLI tools is required
  • 3+ years of experience in software testing and design
  • Strong understanding of object oriented design, design patterns, SOA architectures
  • 3+ years of experience in database management as it relates to software development
  • Knowledge of Git, Jira, Confluence and Slack in an agile environment is preferred
  • Experience working with Agile methodologies and cross-functional teams
  • Experience in using Apigee Edge and Micro-gateway for development of API proxies
  • Knowledge of authentication, authorization of services via OAuth 2
  • Test capability SOAPUI, Selenium, Cucumber, Postman
  • Awareness of software design principles and integration patterns in general and of consuming and creating REST and SOAP web services in particular
  • Knowledge of CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Maven
  • Knowledge of of AWS or Azure cloud services (AWS preferable)
  • Experience in Integration and transformation is a nice to have At Arkatechture, we love data - we play with it and learn from it every day, and we want you to love your data, too.
    
    We are a data consultation and services company specializing in data quality, visualization, and management, as well as customized enterprise-level solutions. We work with companies big and small to help solve their data challenges and reveal how they can leverage their data in brand new ways. Need to collect, clean, or visualize your data? We can help. Not quite right? Register your interest to be notified of any roles that come along that meet your criteria.

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