Specialist - Software Engineer (API Developer / Platform Engineering)

Overview

Build secure, scalable APIs and integration services that enable AI use-cases to access approved enterprise systems, cloud-security data, workflows, and knowledge sources. This role establishes reusable service patterns and integration capabilities for the AI Build Line.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, test, and support RESTful APIs and backend services using Java Spring Boot or Python.
• Build and manage API products, policies, authentication, authorization, traffic controls, and observability using Apigee.
• Develop integrations to approved internal services, cloud platforms, data sources, and workflow systems.
• Package and deploy services to Kubernetes-based environments, using cloud-native configuration, health checks, autoscaling, and resilience patterns.
• Implement CI with GitHub Actions and CD with Harness, including automated unit, integration, security, and deployment tests.
• Apply API security practices including OAuth/OIDC, service-to-service authentication, input validation, rate limiting, audit logging, and secrets management.
• Collaborate with the AI Engineer and other engineers to expose secure interfaces for agentic workflows and user experiences.
• Create clear API contracts, runbooks, and operational documentation.
• Analyse, solution, develop, test, debug, document and deploy software according to standards in an agile environment.
• Apply secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Use DevSecOps practices, tooling and techniques.
• Drive continuous improvement and learning through ongoing training, practice and innovation.
• Manage medium to large project priorities, deadlines and deliverables proactively.

What you'll need

• Strong experience in software engineering, building backend services, or APIs.
• Strong proficiency in Java with Spring Boot or Python.
• Experience designing and supporting REST APIs in an enterprise environment.
• Hands-on Kubernetes deployment experience, including containers, manifests or Helm, service configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with GitHub Actions for CI and Harness for continuous delivery or an equivalent enterprise CD platform, and building IaC code to deploy applications.
• Experience using Apigee for API development, policy configuration, and lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of secure coding, application authentication and authorization, and API security.
• Experience with source control, automated testing, peer review, and production support.
• Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, or other related degree; technology experience or non-traditional technology certificates can be substituted for an undergraduate degree.
• Four or more years of analysis and technology experience.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to work in agile and global environments.
• Time management and prioritization.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript.
• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle.
• Proven ability to tackle complex business and development problems.
• Ability to thrive in a team environment.

Nice to have

• Experience developing in the Kubernetes environment.
• AWS development experience, including IAM, EKS, API Gateway, Lambda, or related services.
• Building and deploying Cloud Native applications using Infrastructure-as-Code: CDK/Helm Charts to AWS/K8s environments.
• Experience integrating AI/LLM services, event-driven systems, or asynchronous messaging.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code, observability platforms, and SRE practices.
• Experience in cyber security, cloud security, or a regulated enterprise environment.
• Insurance/financial services industry knowledge.

Details

• Location: Telangana - Hyderabad, Building No. 14, Mindspace Madhapur, HITEC City.
• Work mode: Hybrid with periodic in-office collaboration.
• Reports to Manager or Director.
• Employment type: Full-time.