Apigee Engineer - Contract To Hire

Overview of 66degrees

66degrees is a leading consulting and professional services company specializing in developing AI-focused, data-led solutions leveraging the latest advancements in cloud technology. With our unmatched engineering capabilities and vast industry experience, we help the world's leading brands transform their business challenges into opportunities and shape the future of work.

At 66degrees, we believe in embracing the challenge and winning together. These values not only guide us in achieving our goals as a company but also for our people. We are dedicated to creating a significant impact for our employees by fostering a culture that sparks innovation and supports professional and personal growth along the way. 

Overview of Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and collaborative Apigee Engineer (Remote Contract 12 months with high potential of conversion into full time role) with a strong focus on providing application development support. In this role, you will be a key enabler for our development teams, ensuring seamless integration with our API ecosystem built on Apigee. You will be responsible for the full API lifecycle management, while also acting as a technical liaison, providing guidance, troubleshooting assistance, and best practices to application developers consuming our APIs.

Please Note: This is full time contract role (40 hours per week) and ***Need an Immediate joiner*** 

MUST Have: Solid experience in Google Cloud Platform.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain API proxies, shared flows, and API products using Apigee Edge, Apigee Hybrid, or Apigee X.
• Implement and configure API policies for security (e.g., OAuth 2.0, JWT, API Key), traffic management (rate limiting, quotas), mediation, and transformation.
• Act as a primary point of contact for application developers for API-related queries, integration issues, and technical guidance.
• Provide support in consuming APIs, including assisting with API key generation, understanding authentication flows, and interpreting API documentation.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment of Apigee configurations, ensuring a smooth and reliable process for both API and application development.
• Support and enhance existing API proxies and integrations, prioritizing fixes and enhancements based on application team needs.
• Create and maintain comprehensive and developer-friendly documentation for API designs, specifications (e.g., OpenAPI/Swagger), usage examples, and troubleshooting guides.
• Actively participate in code reviews for both Apigee configurations and application-level API integrations.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including application developers, solution architects, quality assurance, and operations teams.

Qualifications:

• 3-8+ years of experience in API Management, with significant hands-on experience in Apigee (Edge, Hybrid, or X).
• Proven experience in designing, developing, and deploying API proxies and policies on Apigee.
• Should have an understanding of GCP infra and monitoring.
• Experience providing direct technical support and guidance to application developers.
• Experience Apigee API monitoring and API Analytics for troubleshooting 
• Experience in app support to manage  access related issues (portal/Apis), compatibility issues between application versions/proxy configurations
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, Maven, Terraform, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI) for Apigee and general software development.
• Proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages commonly used in application development (e.g., Java, Python, Node.js, C#). This is crucial for understanding developer challenges.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API principles, SOAP, GraphQL, and microservices architecture.
• Expertise in API security concepts (OAuth 2.0, JWT, mTLS, API Key management) and how they apply to application integration.
• Familiarity with containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and server-less computing.
• Ability to configure and solve access related issues (portal/Apis), compatibility issues between application versions/proxy configurations] 
• Experience with configuring ,monitoring and logging tools (e.g., APIGEE Analytics, APIGEE API monitoring along with Dynatrace or equivalent tool.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a methodical approach to troubleshooting.
• Experience with public cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform) .Should have a solid understanding of GCP networking. Ability to differentiate between what is an apigee issue vs GCP networking/service callout to another component
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Should be ready and available to work in shifts
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team, fostering strong relationships with application development teams.

66degrees is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status or other legally protected class.